音标：[ˈmə:məz] ；

n. 低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 ); 低语声; 怨言; 嘀咕

n a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
n a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
n an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
n a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
v speak softly or indistinctly
v make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

murmur的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

Some of the sailors began to murmur about it bringing bad luck.一些水手开始低声说这带来了噩运。
The old man drooped his head and began to murmur to himself my father's name.老人低下头，低声念叨我父亲的名字。
The breeze murmured in the pines.松林里微风沙沙作响。
The little stream murmured at the foot of the hill.小溪在山脚下潺潺流动。
Today children always murmur their homework too much.现今孩子总是抱怨他们的作业太多。
They began to murmur against their coach, but he gave them fair words.他们咕哝着埋怨起教练来了，他却很和气地同他们讲话。

用作名词(n.)

The murmur swelled into a roar.窃窃私语的声音变大形成一片喧哗。
A murmur of pain broke from her lips.从她的唇间发出痛苦的喃喃低语。
The murmur of the spring harps by us.潺潺溪水欢唱着流过我们的身边。
He can't do with his wife's murmur他忍受不了他妻子的抱怨。
There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
You have got a faint murmur of the heart .你的心脏有微弱的杂音。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

There was a murmur of conversation in the room.屋里传来一阵轻轻的谈话声。
In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The wind murmured in the trees.风在林中低鸣。
He is murmuring to himself.他在自言自语。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The child murmured something in his sleep.那孩子在睡梦中喃喃地说着什么。
As she denounced the government's policy, the crowd murmured their approval.当她抨击政府的政策时,听众叽叽咕咕地表示赞同。

S+～+that-clause

He leant towards me and murmured that he had to leave.他靠近我并小声告诉我他要离开。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

murmur about (v.+prep.)

He was delirious, murmuring about that matter.

他精神恍惚,低声叨念着那件事。

murmur against〔at〕 (v.+prep.)

For some years some people had been murmuring against him.

几年来人们一直在私下议论他。

The workers murmured at the treatment they received.

工人们因不满意他们所受的待遇而发牢骚。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+介词

murmur about〔against, at〕抱怨…
murmur in在…中作响
murmur a secret to sb低声告诉某人一个秘密
murmur under one's breath喃喃自语

经典引文

The continuous murmur inside the whorls of a shell.
出自：E. Bowen
The continual murmur of moving water around and below me.
出自：F. Wyndham
Those veteran legions..began to murmur, for not having received the rewards which they had expected.
出自：Goldsmith

【近义词】

n. & v.

grumble
mutter

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