| 词汇 | mutter |
| 释义 | mutter verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈmʌt.ər/ us /ˈmʌt̬.ɚ/ B2 to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something: 嘟囔，咕哝 Stop muttering and speak up!别咕哝了，大声说出来！ He was muttering (away) to himself.他在喃喃自语。 Laurence muttered something about his wife and left.劳伦斯低声说了他妻子的什么事就离开了。 He muttered something under his breath to the person next to him.他压低声音对他身边的人咕哝了些什么。 to talk to someone talkA group of men were talking in the street. speakCould I speak to you privately? sayI couldn't hear what they were saying. chatWe were just chatting about the party. have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall. chatterThey spent the morning chattering away. One guest at the crowded reception was heard to mutter "It's like the Black Hole of Calcutta in here."有人听到拥挤的接待处的一个客人念叨说：“这个地方真像加尔各答黑牢一样闷热。” She was muttering curses as she fumbled for the light switch. 'I didn't know it would be this expensive,' he muttered. Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate sink to a whisperidiom spit something out spluttery stammer stiltedly talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle turn of phrase undertone wax witter You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complaining mutter noun uk /ˈmʌt.ər/ us /ˈmʌt̬.ɚ/ mutternoun (QUIET WORDS)[ S ] (the sound of) words being said very quietly: 低语（声） I heard the soft mutter of voices in the next room.我听到隔壁有人轻声低语。 Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither come out coo pipe up prate sink to a whisperidiom spit something out spluttery stammer stiltedly talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle turn of phrase undertone wax witter mutternoun (COMPLAINT)[ C ] a complaint that is made to only a few people: 嘀咕，私下抱怨 There were mutters that other departments received more money than ours.私下里有人发牢骚说其他部门比我们部门拿的钱多。 Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour complain grizzle make noisesidiom nag pardon peep remonstrate representation start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner mutter | American Dictionarymutter verb[ I/T ] us/ˈmʌt̬·ər/ to speak quietly and in a voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are anxious or complaining about something: [ I ]He muttered to himself as he walked. [ T ]I heard him mutter something. "There has to be another way," he muttered. Examples of muttermutter If he thought something interesting, he would desert what he was doing and amble off to meditate on the new idea, muttering to himself as he walked. They mutter loudly to each other through the show. We did not sit passively on the fence, muttering under our breath, but took a pro-active approach in tabling amendments. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I imagine people are muttering to themselves about the inadequacy of legislative powers. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I have no time for those who mutter that it is all hot air and will evaporate tomorrow. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am not one of those people who were born muttering, "single transferable vote". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There he was all by himself, apparently muttering to himself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They imagine that, by sitting on their bottoms on the benches and muttering, they will escape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He muttered that we did not ask him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard them muttering something about it yesterday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps he would care to listen to me, instead of muttering under his breath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anybody who is willing, who has the strength, if he is muttering about it, can go and try. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he muttered something about my having missed out the ethnic minorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us have no muttering under the breath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was wrong when he said he was not muttering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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