murmur
verb- [transitive, intransitive]
to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear or understand 低语;喃喃细语 - murmur (something) (to somebody)
She murmured her agreement. 她低声表示同意。 He murmured something in his sleep. 他在睡梦里嘟囔了些什么。 She was murmuring in his ear. 她在他耳边悄声说话。 He held her tight and murmured to her. 他紧紧搂住她,在她耳旁低语。 - + speech
‘Night, night,’ she murmured sleepily. “晚 - 安 -。”她睡意十足地低声说。 - murmur that…
She murmured that she loved me. 她低声说她爱我。
Extra Examples‘Mmm,' she murmured appreciatively. 她赞赏地嗯了一声。 ‘What a fool I've been,' he murmured softly. “我以前可真傻。”他轻声嘀咕道。 She heard him murmur something under his breath. 她听见他低声咕哝了几句。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- quietly
- silently
- …
- hear somebody
- to
- murmur (something) (to somebody)
- [intransitive]
to make a quiet continuous sound 连续发出低沉的声音 - [intransitive] murmur (against somebody/something) (literary)
to complain about somebody/something, but not openly (私下)发怨言,发牢骚 The people murmured against the new regime. 人们低声抱怨新政权。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French murmure, from murmurer ‘to murmur’, from Latin murmurare, from murmur ‘a murmur’.