murmur

'mә:mә

六级考研雅思GRE Collins 2

v. speak softly or indistinctly
v. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

n. 低语, 低声的怨言
vi. 低语, 低声而言
vt. 低声说

Collins 星级

3,363

BNC 频率

6,039

使用频率

murmur 由两个部分组成：前缀 mur-（与“墙”相关，表示阻隔声音）和后缀 -mur（表示轻声或低语），整体意思为低声细语或低声说话。

例句

1. The teacher spoke in a soft murmur so the students could listen carefully.

老师轻声低语，让学生们能认真听讲。

2. I could hear a murmur of voices coming from the other room.

我能听到另一个房间传来的低语声。

3. She felt a murmur of excitement as the concert was about to begin.

演唱会即将开始时，她感到一阵兴奋的低语。