mumble
verb [intransitive, transitive]to speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear synonym mutter嘟哝;口齿不清地说 - mumble (to somebody/yourself)
I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。 - 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. 她含含糊糊地说:“对不起。” - mumble that…
She mumbled that she was sorry. 她含含糊糊地说了声对不起。 - mumble about something
I couldn't understand what he was mumbling about. 我不知道他在咕哝什么。
Extra ExamplesGeorge mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。 She mumbled something into her pillow. 她对着枕头咕噜了几声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- incoherently
- quietly
- softly
- …
- about
- into
- to
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: frequentative of mum (adjective).- mumble (to somebody/yourself)