early 14c., momelen, "to eat in a slow, ineffective manner" (perhaps "to talk with one's mouth full"), probably frequentative of interjection mum. The -b- is excrescent. Meaning "to speak indistinctly" is from mid-14c. Related: Mumbled; mumbling.
mumble (n.)
1902, from mumble (v.).
mumble 英文释义
1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty;
"the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
mumble 双语例句
1. "Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."
“嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”
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2. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。
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3. For goodness'sakes, Lucy Marian, speak up! I can't abide children who mumble.
乖乖! 露西?玛丽安, 讲大声一点! 我最讨厌小孩子说话咕咕哝哝的.
来自辞典例句
4. I wish you wouldn't mumble I can't hear you clearly.
我希望你说话不要含含糊糊-我听不清你在讲什么.
来自辞典例句
5. The two small primary schools have amalgamated because both the small mumble.
两所学校由于学生人数少,合并了.
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mumble 实用场景例句
I could hear him mumbling to himself.
我听到他在喃喃自语。
牛津词典
She mumbled an apology and left.
她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
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‘Sorry, ’ she mumbled.
她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”
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He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
他自言自语般地嘟哝着。
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They tried to make sense of her mumblings.
他们试图听明白她在嘟哝些什么。
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Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...
她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He mumbled a few words...
他小声咕哝了一句。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Mumble: They could have eaten you.
它们本可以把你给吃了的.
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Do not mumble your words.
别喃喃而言.
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For goodness'sakes, Lucy Marian, speak up! I can't abide children who mumble.
乖乖! 露西?玛丽安, 讲大声一点! 我最讨厌小孩子说话咕咕哝哝的.
辞典例句
The two small primary schools have amalgamated because both the small mumble.
两所学校由于学生人数少,合并了.
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This causes problems for a little penguin named Mumble.
这就引起小企鹅孟堡的麻烦.
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Specially if they mumble.
特别是当嘴里还念着咒时,就更不用说了.
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The mumble in the mouth: To the local salute that the leading cadre has fought!
嘴里念念有词: 向首长战斗过的地方敬礼!
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Mumble can t sing , but he sure can dance!
但它跳舞可是一流的!
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I must speak clearly and to the point. I must not talk too fast or mumble.
只要说话,就该有重点,要说的舒畅,不要说的太快,也不要说的模糊不清.
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Shave, use good grammar, be at least five minutes early, sit up straight. Don't mumble.
刮胡子, 应用好的语法, 早到五分钟, 坐直. 不要咕咕哝哝地说话.
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Mr Basescu decries communism as criminal, but Bulgarian leaders only mumble.
巴塞斯库总统将共产主义比作犯罪, 而对这个问题,保加利亚的领导人却避而不谈.
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Whenever the subject comes up, officials tend to mumble about uncertainties.
无论什么时候有人提起这个问题, 官员们就会支支吾吾,以没有确凿证据为由把话题支开.
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I heard an incoherent mumble.
我听到了不连贯的低语声.
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If you mumble it looks like you don't know what to say!
如果你咕咕哝哝的话别人会以为你不知所云的.
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Speak clearly and at a moderate pace. Do not shout or mumble.
用清晰温和的语调说话. 不要吼叫或喃喃自语.
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I have heard people who read badly mumble to themselves.
我听到那些阅读能力很差的人在小声默读.
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I must speak and to the point. I must not talk too fast or mumble.
只要说话,就该有重点,要说的舒畅,不要说得太快,也不要说的模糊不清.
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I wish you wouldn't mumble I can't hear you clearly.
我希望你说话不要含含糊糊-我听不清你在讲什么.
辞典例句
But the body began to move, and the face began to mumble something unintelligible.
女子的身体开始微微动弹, 并喃喃说着什么.
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"Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."
