grunt
v
1 [I]
(a) (of animals, esp pigs) make a low rough sound from deep in the throat (指動物, 尤指豬)作哼哼聲.
(b) (of people) make a similar sound expressing pain, boredom, irritation, etc or indicating inattention or distraction (指人)發類似的哼聲(表示痛苦、 厭煩、 惱怒等或表示沒注意、 走神兒)
He grunted as the bullet hit him. 子彈擊中他時他疼得哼出聲來.
I asked him what he thought, but he just grunted. 我問他在想什麼, 他只哼了一聲.
grunting with pain, pleasure, etc 因痛苦、 滿足等而哼哼.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) utter sth in a grunting way 咕嚕著或哼哼著說某事
She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕嚕著回答了些令人費解的話. grunt, n low rough sound made by an animal or a person (動物或人發出的)咕嚕聲; 哼哼聲
give a grunt of approval, pain, pleasure, etc 發出表示贊成、 痛苦、 滿足等的哼聲.