Mutter
[ 'm?t? ]
第2級
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vt.& vi. 輕聲低語，咕噥地抱怨;含糊地說;自言自語地說;
n. 咕噥;小聲低語，小聲抱怨;怨言;
?? 詞根助記
mutt笨蛋；小狗+er表名詞，反復做 →那個傻瓜一個人自言自語 →喃喃自語
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None of them dares even mutter dissent.
沒有人敢說半個不字。
Don' t mutter ! I can' t hear you.
別嘰嘰咕咕的! 我聽不見.
We heard the man mutter something as he walked away.
我們聽見那個人離開時喃喃地說著什么。
The old woman muttered to herself.
這位老婦人喃喃自語。
We heard a mutter of discontent.
我們聽到有人竊竊私議表示不滿。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ m-拼音“美”,utter-說:美眉說話聲音很小像咕噥
※ butter-奶油,mutter-抱怨:奶油變質變味,食客小聲抱怨
※ mu-拼音“母”,tt-似數字“77”,er-拼音“兒”:母親在向77個兒子抱怨
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?? 牛津釋義
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 低語; 咕噥（某事）
Don't mutter! I can't hear you. 別嘰嘰咕咕的! 我聽不見.
Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up. 薩拉一邊洗碗碟一邊獨自咕噥個沒完.
He muttered something (to the salesgirl) (about losing his wallet). 他低聲（向女售貨員）述說著（他的錢包丟了）.
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, 發牢騷, 講怪話
For some time people had been muttering about the way she ran the department. 人們對她的管理方式私下抱怨已有時日.
3 [I] (of thunder) be heard distantly; rumble （指雷）自遠處發低沉聲, 隆隆作響. mutter, n (usu sing 通常作單數) indistinct utterance or sound 含糊低語聲; 含混不清的聲音.
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罵他（諧音）： 嘀咕罵他 網友：yqy 補充：“媽的”－小聲而含糊不清地抱怨
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*['m?t?]n. 喃喃低語vi. 喃喃自語, 作低沉聲vt. 出怨言, 抱怨地說相關詞組: mutter to oneself mutter against sb
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The first westerner to discover these islands was an Italian explorer in 1524.
首次發現這些島嶼的西方人是一位意大利探險家，時間是1524年。
You have to be able to check instructions.
你必須會查對說明。你必須會籌劃工作。
As in Australia, the first settlers found many strange birds and animals that exist nowhere else in the world.
正如在澳大利亞一樣，第一批移民發現了許多在世界別的地方不存在的珍奇鳥類與動物。