英汉词典

whisper 基本解释

• n. 私语；谣传；飒飒的声音
• vi. 耳语；密谈；飒飒地响
• vt. 低声说出

whisper 词态变化

whisper 中文词源

拟声词。

whisper 英文词源

whisper

whisper: [OE] Whisper comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic base *khwis-, which imitated a sort of hissing sound. This also produced German wispeln and wispern ‘whisper’, and with a different suffix it gave English whistle.
=> whistle

whisper (v.)

Old English hwisprian "speak very softly, murmur" (only in a Northumbrian gloss for Latin murmurare), from Proto-Germanic *hwis- (cognates: Middle Dutch wispelen, Old High German hwispalon, German wispeln, wispern, Old Norse hviskra "to whisper"), from PIE *kwei- "to hiss, whistle," imitative. Transitive sense is from 1560s. Related: Whispered; whispering. An alternative verb, now obsolete, was whister (late 14c., from Old English hwæstrian), and Middle English had whistringe grucchere "a slanderer."

whisper (n.)

1590s, from whisper (v.).

whisper 英文释义

1. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

2. the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

whisper 同义词解析

murmur, mutter, whisper

这些动词均有"低语"之意。

murmur： 通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。

mutter： 多指别人不易听到的低语。

whisper： 通常指耳语、窃窃私语。

whisper 双语例句

1. I've heard a whisper that the Bishop intends to leave.

我听到有谣传说主教打算离开.

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2. "So what do you think?" she said in a hoarse whisper.

“那么你认为如何？”她声音嘶哑地悄声问道。

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3. Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper.

她会把声音压低，轻蔑地低语。

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4. But don't whisper a word of that.

但是私下里对那件事什么也不要说。

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5. His voice died away in a whisper.

他的声音渐渐变为了小声低语。

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whisper 实用场景例句

Don't you know it's rude to whisper?

难道你不知道窃窃私语是不礼貌的吗？

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What are you two whispering about?

你们两人在低声说些什么？

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‘Can you meet me tonight? ’ he whispered.

“你今晚能和我见面吗？”他小声问。

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She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

她探过身去附耳跟他说了些什么。

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He whispered to me that he was afraid.

他低声对我说他害怕。

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It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.

有人私下说他将不久于人世，他果然死了。

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They spoke in whispers .

他们在交头接耳。

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Her voice dropped to a whisper.

她压低声音小声说话。

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I could hear the whispering of the sea.

我听见大海在轻声诉说。

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I've heard whispers that he's leaving.

我听人传说他要走。

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'Keep your voice down,' I whispered...

我轻声说：“小声点儿。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear...

她坐在罗西的膝盖上，听他低声耳语。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together...

今天，我们听到未成年少女怀孕时不会再感到惊讶，也不会再去私下谈论谁谁未婚同居。

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It is whispered that he intended to resign...

据传他打算辞职。

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The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting...

冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛，沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The car's tires whispered through the puddles.

穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。

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Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children.

当她谈到她的孩子的时候她的声音突变为窃窃私语.

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They have something to tell us, as the fallen heroes lie in Arlington whisper the ages.

他们向我们述说着什么, 正如在阿灵顿(Arlington)公墓长眠的阵亡英雄在漫漫岁月中的轻声呼唤.

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The multitude did not even whisper while he crossed the perilous bridge, which quivered under him.

在他跨过这一座九死一生的悬桥, 脚底下有些震荡的时候,大家一点儿声音也不敢发出来.

辞典例句

The winds of change whisper in the trees.

树林中的风在说悄悄话.

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The baby is sleeping, so they fall their voice to a whisper.

那婴儿在睡觉, 所以他们把声音降成耳语.

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All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.

我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子.

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He was very much enlivened in temper and inclined to whisper , but Hurstwood pretended interest.

他情绪很活跃,很想和赫斯渥说点悄悄话.

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Her voice dropped to a whisper.

她的讲话声压低而变成耳语.

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I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.

我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职.

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Their voices fell to a whisper.

他们的话音低到成了耳语.

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Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced.

几乎一点点关心也未曾表示过.

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He sink his voice to a whisper.

他把声音降低为耳语.

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Did she whisper in your ear at the meeting?

开会时,她跟你私下交谈了 吗 ?

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