muttering

英 [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]

n.  (私下的)抱怨，牢骚; 喃喃自语
v.  嘀咕; 嘟囔; (私下)抱怨，发牢骚
mutter的现在分词

复数：mutterings　现在分词：muttering　

医学

BNC.21267 / COCA.26638

牛津词典

noun

• （私下的）抱怨，牢骚
  complaints that you express privately rather than openly
  1. There have been mutterings about his leadership.
     底下对他的领导一直怨声不断。
• 喃喃自语
  words that you speak very quietly to yourself

柯林斯词典

• VERB 轻声说话;小声抱怨
  If youmutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something.
  1. 'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...
     她咕哝着：“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”
  2. She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration...
     她能听到那个老妇人小声咕哝说考虑考虑。
  3. He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself...
     他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
  4. She was staring into the fire muttering.
     她目不转睛地盯着火苗，小声咕哝着。
  5. Mutteris also a noun.
     
  6. They make no more than a mutter of protest.
     他们只不过是低声抗议了一下。

英英释义

noun

• a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
  Synonym:grumblegrumblingmurmurmurmuringmutter
• a low continuous indistinct sound
  Synonym:muttermurmurmurmuringmurmurationmussitation

双语例句

• William went away muttering to himself.
  威廉喃喃自语着走开了。
• He shook his head in disgust and stalked off, muttering.
  他反感地摇了摇头，嘴里咕哝着大踏步地走了。
• That evening he drank heavily, abandoning all restraint, muttering curses at those young fellows.
  这晚他没命地喝了许多酒，嘴里嘶嘶地骂着那些小伙子。
• An angry muttering ran through the crowd.
  人群中发出了愤怒的咕噜声。
• He turned and went upstairs, muttering to himself.
  他转身上楼，一边还叽叽咕咕的。
• The cupboard door is stuck and I can't pull it open. Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up.
  碗橱门粘住了，因此我拉不开它。萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完。
• So muttering, he followed his master.
  他心里一边这样想着一边就跟着自己的主人走了。
• Butler stood still instinctively while the door was made fast, and then looking at his watch, walked briskly up the street, muttering to himself almost unconsciously.
  这当儿，巴特勒本能地静静站着，等门关紧，然后看了看表，猝然沿街走去，几乎不自觉地喃喃自语。
• All work ceased, and the boss himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the corridor.
  所有的工作都停止了，和老板本人，看着他的手表和喃喃自语，走进走廊。
• People began muttering about the unfair way he was being treated.
  人们开始抱怨他受到的不公正对待。