Mutter
[ 'mʌtɚ ]
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vt.& vi. 轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨;含糊地说;自言自语地说;
n. 咕哝;小声低语，小声抱怨;怨言;
💡 词根助记
mutt笨蛋；小狗+er表名词，反复做 →那个傻瓜一个人自言自语 →喃喃自语
📝 例句
None of them dares even mutter dissent.
没有人敢说半个不字。
Don' t mutter ! I can' t hear you.
别叽叽咕咕的! 我听不见.
We heard the man mutter something as he walked away.
我们听见那个人离开时喃喃地说着什么。
The old woman muttered to herself.
这位老妇人喃喃自语。
We heard a mutter of discontent.
我们听到有人窃窃私议表示不满。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ m-拼音“美”,utter-说:美眉说话声音很小像咕哝
※ butter-奶油,mutter-抱怨:奶油变质变味,食客小声抱怨
※ mu-拼音“母”,tt-似数字“77”,er-拼音“儿”:母亲在向77个儿子抱怨
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
mutter
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Dn.pr]
~ (sth) (to sb) (about sth) speak or say (sth) in a low voice that is hard to hear 低语; 咕哝（某事）
Don't mutter! I can't hear you. 别叽叽咕咕的! 我听不见.
Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up. 萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完.
He muttered something (to the salesgirl) (about losing his wallet). 他低声（向女售货员）述说著（他的钱包丢了）.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (about/against/at sb/sth) complain or grumble privately or in a way that is not openly expressed （私下）埋怨, 发牢骚, 讲怪话
For some time people had been muttering about the way she ran the department. 人们对她的管理方式私下抱怨已有时日.
3 [I] (of thunder) be heard distantly; rumble （指雷）自远处发低沉声, 隆隆作响. mutter, n (usu sing 通常作单数) indistinct utterance or sound 含糊低语声; 含混不清的声音.
🎯 考研助记
骂他（谐音）： 嘀咕骂他 网友：yqy 补充：“妈的”－小声而含糊不清地抱怨
🔁 扩展释义
*['mʌtә]n. 喃喃低语vi. 喃喃自语, 作低沉声vt. 出怨言, 抱怨地说相关词组: mutter to oneself mutter against sb
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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What's in that cave?
岩洞里会有什么？
If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.
如果你不喜欢读科学小品，你很可能也不会喜欢读英文的这类图书。
After working with bees for many years, Professor Von Frisch was puzzled by something he had noticed again and again.
在和蜜蜂打了多年的交道后，冯·弗里施教授对他反复注意到的事感到迷惑。