Mutter
[ 'mʌtɚ ]
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vt.& vi. 轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨;含糊地说;自言自语地说;
n. 咕哝;小声低语，小声抱怨;怨言;
💡 词根助记
mutt笨蛋；小狗+er表名词，反复做 →那个傻瓜一个人自言自语 →喃喃自语
📝 例句
None of them dares even mutter dissent.
没有人敢说半个不字。
Don' t mutter ! I can' t hear you.
别叽叽咕咕的! 我听不见.
We heard the man mutter something as he walked away.
我们听见那个人离开时喃喃地说着什么。
The old woman muttered to herself.
这位老妇人喃喃自语。
We heard a mutter of discontent.
我们听到有人窃窃私议表示不满。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ m-拼音“美”,utter-说:美眉说话声音很小像咕哝
※ butter-奶油,mutter-抱怨:奶油变质变味,食客小声抱怨
※ mu-拼音“母”,tt-似数字“77”,er-拼音“儿”:母亲在向77个儿子抱怨
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
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 低语; 咕哝（某事）
Don't mutter! I can't hear you. 别叽叽咕咕的! 我听不见.
Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up. 萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完.
He muttered something (to the salesgirl) (about losing his wallet). 他低声（向女售货员）述说著（他的钱包丢了）.
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, 发牢骚, 讲怪话
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.
3 [I] (of thunder) be heard distantly; rumble （指雷）自远处发低沉声, 隆隆作响. mutter, n (usu sing 通常作单数) indistinct utterance or sound 含糊低语声; 含混不清的声音.
🎯 考研助记
骂他（谐音）： 嘀咕骂他 网友：yqy 补充：“妈的”－小声而含糊不清地抱怨
🔁 扩展释义
*['mʌtә]n. 喃喃低语vi. 喃喃自语, 作低沉声vt. 出怨言, 抱怨地说相关词组: mutter to oneself mutter against sb
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Do all men kill the things they do not love?
难道所有的人都要铲除他们所不爱的东西吗？
On his arrival he was sold to a farmer and worked in the fields.
一到美国，他就被卖给了一个农场主，到地里干活。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.
另一方面，我为不能告诉我的祖父母我们十分安全而感到难过。