词汇 | whispered |
释义 | whispered past simple and past participle ofwhisper whisper verb uk /ˈwɪs.pər/ us /ˈwɪs.pɚ/ whisperverb (SPEAK)B2[ I or T ] to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you: 小声说话;低语;耳语 She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.她俯过身去,贴着他的耳朵小声说了些什么。 What are you two girls whispering about?你们两个女孩子在窃窃私语些什么? [ + speech ]"Where are the toilets?" she whispered.“洗手间在哪里?”她低声问道。 It's rude to whisper!窃窃私语是不礼貌的! 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. She leaned forward to whisper something in my ear.她倾身向前,对我耳语了一番。 She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.她俯过身去,贴着他的耳朵小声说了些什么。 The person on my left turned to me and whispered "Not another speech!".我左边的人转向我,耳语道:“可别再来一场演讲!” They're the couple in the corner, whispering sweet nothings to each other. She heard them whispering conspiratorially in the bedroom. Ways of talking atonally beg the questionidiom blah blither chirp come out coo prate spluttery stammer stiltedly sweet nothings talk nonsenseidiom talk through your hatidiom tattle telegrammatic throw your voiceidiom trash turn of phrase witter whisperverb (SUGGEST)[ + that ] to suggest privately that something might be true: 私下里说;传闻 People are whispering that she's going to retire next year.人们私下里说她明年要退休了。 Revealing secrets & becoming known anti-secrecy backchannel bare bare your heart/soulidiom be the talk of somewhereidiom blow someone's coveridiom blow/take the lid off somethingidiom declassify divulge hold huddle kiss put the word outidiom rat rat on someone/something reintroduce revealingly state's evidence surface unravel Examples of whisperedwhispered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The musical fabric is abstract but curiously involving, from the whispered opening to the more extrovert closing section. When he knows what is actually said, he asks for it to be whispered. Neighbours whispered that she had starved to death. Later, the words are sung, spoken and whispered. The quartet's emotional journey follows a distinctive curve, from a whispered keening, to an impassioned lament, to a final eulogizing resignation. Alexander teachers call this the 'whispered ah'. The decision will have to be made on merit and not through the kind of political horsetrading that is currently being whispered about. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Up to now, it has only been whispered behind the scenes that there are constant discussions about the upper limit. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English My noble friend beside me has just whispered to me that that is because in public schools they are never allowed to mention girls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is sometimes open; it is more usually whispered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been whispered that he means to say something about a levy on capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Someone whispered to me that they thought the figure was of that nature. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Someone whispered that the reason why some of the factories were being handed over was inefficient management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A bird has whispered to me that central heating may be installed before the next winter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, they seem to be so deep that they must not be even whispered. 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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