mutter
verb- [transitive, intransitive]
to speak or say something in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about something 嘀咕；嘟囔 - + speech
‘How dare she,’ he muttered under his breath. 他轻声嘀咕道：“她怎么敢。” - mutter (something) (to somebody/yourself) (about something)
She just sat there muttering to herself. 她坐在那儿独自唧唧咕咕的。 I muttered something about needing to get back to work. 我嘀咕着说要接着干活了。 - mutter that…
He muttered that he was sorry. 他轻声嘀咕了一声对不起。
Extra Examples‘I don't need a drink, ’ she muttered through clenched teeth. 她咬牙嘟囔了一句：“我不喝。” He was muttering incoherently to himself. 他语无伦次地喃喃自语。 Helen began muttering darkly about hospitals. 海伦开始气呼呼地讲起医院。 She heard him mutter an oath under his breath. 她听见他低声诅咒。 She muttered something about the incompetence of the office staff. 她低声抱怨办公人员的无能。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gruffly
- harshly
- hoarsely
- …
- be heard to
- hear somebody
- about
- to
- + speech
- [intransitive, transitive]
to complain about something, without saying publicly what you think （私下）抱怨，发牢骚
Word Originlate Middle English: imitative; compare with German dialect muttern.