mumble
verb [intransitive, transitive]to speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear synonym mutter嘟哝;口齒不清地說 - mumble (to somebody/yourself)
I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我聽到他在喃喃自語。 - mumble something (to somebody/yourself)
She mumbled an apology and left. 她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。 - + speech
‘Sorry,’ she mumbled. 她含含糊糊地說:“對不起。” - mumble that…
She mumbled that she was sorry. 她含含糊糊地說了聲對不起。 - mumble about something
I couldn't understand what he was mumbling about. 我不知道他在咕哝什麽。
Extra ExamplesGeorge mumbled incoherently to himself. 喬治語無倫次地喃喃自語。 She mumbled something into her pillow. 她對着枕頭咕噜了幾聲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- incoherently
- quietly
- softly
- …
- about
- into
- to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: frequentative of mum (adjective).- mumble (to somebody/yourself)