词汇 | mutterings |
释义 | mutterings noun[ plural ] uk /ˈmʌt.ə.rɪŋz/ us /ˈmʌt̬.ɚ.rɪŋz/ complaints that are made to only a few people: 嘀咕,私下抱怨 There are mutterings of discontent among the staff.员工中有人私下里发牢骚。 Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour complain make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon remonstrate representation squawk start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner Examples of mutteringsmutterings The mutterings of the storm that is coming are very audible. Mutterings of vested interests and power-politics are being bandied about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is only because the proposal under the order is so extraordinary, so deplorable, that there are now dark mutterings about gerrymandering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mutterings arise only about whether industrialists and exporters are getting equality of treatment with competitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not wish to involve myself in the mutterings which it has been suggested come from this side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they do so, they will hear the mutterings of the storm of revolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were a few mutterings over parental choice, but we all know what that means in the selective system—choice for a very few. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He dismissed real and genuine concern as ritualistic mutterings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would prefer to hear what he has to say instead of listening to his mutterings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard some mutterings and it is understandable that those who were not called are disappointed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We require a statement from him not mutterings from a sedentary position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Before then, the grandiloquent posturings of world-weary statesmen in their council chambers will be seen as the mutterings of emperors without clothes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His mutterings have not produced a flicker of hope in the minds of my constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mutterings are rising in the streets and in our factories. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a very useful habit to be able to put mutterings aside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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