muttering
英 [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]
美 [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]
n.  (私下的)抱怨,牢骚; 喃喃自语
v.  嘀咕; 嘟囔; (私下)抱怨,发牢骚
mutter的现在分词
复数:mutterings 现在分词:muttering
BNC.21267 / COCA.26638
牛津词典
noun
- (私下的)抱怨,牢骚
 complaints that you express privately rather than openly- There have been mutterings about his leadership.
 底下对他的领导一直怨声不断。
 
- There have been mutterings about his leadership.
- 喃喃自语
 words that you speak very quietly to yourself
柯林斯词典
- VERB 轻声说话;小声抱怨
 If youmutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something.- 'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...
 她咕哝着:“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”
- She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration...
 她能听到那个老妇人小声咕哝说考虑考虑。
- He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself...
 他坐在那儿摇着头,小声地自言自语。
- She was staring into the fire muttering.
 她目不转睛地盯着火苗,小声咕哝着。
- Mutteris also a noun.
- They make no more than a mutter of protest.
 他们只不过是低声抗议了一下。
 
- 'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...
英英释义
noun
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
- a low continuous indistinct sound
双语例句
- He was muttering things she did not hear, his lips were evoking feelings never felt before.
 他的嘴里嘀嘀咕咕,但她没有听见,因为他的嘴唇正唤起她以前从没有过的感情。
- People began muttering about the unfair way he was being treated.
 人们开始抱怨他受到的不公正对待。
- The king stumbled on in the hot morning sun, angry, muttering, damaged in pride.
 国王在灼热的阳光下急急忙忙走着,胸中升起怒火,嘴里嘟哝着,感到自尊心受到了损伤。
- 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。
- He died muttering the words that were reminiscent of his experience during the pilgrimage.
 他死的时候喃喃自语,好像是在回忆他朝圣的经历。
- William went away muttering to himself.
 威廉喃喃自语着走开了。
- Are you muttering threat at me?
 你是在咕咕哝哝地对我说威胁话吗?
- So muttering, he followed his master.
 他心里一边这样想着一边就跟着自己的主人走了。
- He left, muttering obscenities.
 他嘟哝着一些不干不净的话走了。
- The cupboard door is stuck and I can't pull it open. Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up.
 碗橱门粘住了,因此我拉不开它。萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完。
