v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 含糊地说某事；叽咕；咕哝 speak or say unclearly and usually quietly,so that people cannot hear what is said

Noun:

1. a soft indistinct utterance

Verb:

1. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty;

   "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"
   

1.咕哝;含糊地说
If youmumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand.

e.g. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...
她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
e.g. He mumbled a few words...
他小声咕哝了一句。

1. 叽咕,咕哝：Murmur:喃喃说话声,隔壁的人语声 |mumble:叽咕,咕哝 | Grumble:肚子咕咕的叫声,牢骚

2. 喃喃而语：mum 沉默 |mumble 喃喃而语 |mumbletypeg 儿童游戏

3. 喃喃：├murmur咕咕噜噜 | └mumble喃喃 | come into fasion慰然成风

I could hear him mumbling to himself.

我听到他在喃喃自语。

She mumbled an apology and left.

她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。

'u2018Sorry, 'u2019 she mumbled.

她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”

He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.

他自言自语般地嘟哝着。

They tried to make sense of her mumblings.

他们试图听明白她在嘟哝些什么。

Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...

她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。

He mumbled a few words...

他小声咕哝了一句。

mumble: They could have eaten you.

它们本可以把你给吃了的.

Do not mumble your words.

别喃喃而言.

For goodness'sakes, Lucy Marian, speak up! I can't abide children who mumble.

乖乖! 露西?玛丽安, 讲大声一点! 我最讨厌小孩子说话咕咕哝哝的.

The two small primary schools have amalgamated because both the small mumble.

两所学校由于学生人数少,合并了.

This causes problems for a little penguin named mumble.

这就引起小企鹅孟堡的麻烦.

Specially if they mumble.

特别是当嘴里还念着咒时,就更不用说了.

The mumble in the mouth: To the local salute that the leading cadre has fought!

嘴里念念有词: 向首长战斗过的地方敬礼!

mumble can t sing , but he sure can dance!

但它跳舞可是一流的!

I must speak clearly and to the point. I must not talk too fast or mumble.

只要说话,就该有重点,要说的舒畅,不要说的太快,也不要说的模糊不清.

Shave, use good grammar, be at least five minutes early, sit up straight. Don't mumble.

刮胡子, 应用好的语法, 早到五分钟, 坐直. 不要咕咕哝哝地说话.

Mr Basescu decries communism as criminal, but Bulgarian leaders only mumble.

巴塞斯库总统将共产主义比作犯罪, 而对这个问题,保加利亚的领导人却避而不谈.

Whenever the subject comes up, officials tend to mumble about uncertainties.

无论什么时候有人提起这个问题, 官员们就会支支吾吾,以没有确凿证据为由把话题支开.

I heard an incoherent mumble.

我听到了不连贯的低语声.

If you mumble it looks like you don't know what to say!

如果你咕咕哝哝的话别人会以为你不知所云的.

Speak clearly and at a moderate pace. Do not shout or mumble.

用清晰温和的语调说话. 不要吼叫或喃喃自语.

I have heard people who read badly mumble to themselves.

我听到那些阅读能力很差的人在小声默读.

I must speak and to the point. I must not talk too fast or mumble.

只要说话,就该有重点,要说的舒畅,不要说得太快,也不要说的模糊不清.

I wish you wouldn't mumble I can't hear you clearly.

我希望你说话不要含含糊糊-我听不清你在讲什么.

But the body began to move, and the face began to mumble something unintelligible.

女子的身体开始微微动弹, 并喃喃说着什么.

'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'

“嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”

He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.

他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. He always mumbles when he's embarrassed.
   他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了。

用作及物动词S+ ～+n./pron.

1. She mumbled an apology and left.
   她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。

引出直接引语

1. “Sorry,” he mumbled.
   他含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”

• mumble%20away">mumble away不停地嘀咕

• The calf with gilded horns, who..mumbles with the flowers of the garland.

  出自：F. Marryat