muttered

英 [ˈmʌtəd]

美 [ˈmʌtərd]

v.  嘀咕; 嘟囔; (私下)抱怨，发牢骚
mutter的过去分词和过去式

过去式：muttered　

BNC.27407 / COCA.30813

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.
  1. '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。”
  2. 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。
  3. He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself...
     他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
  4. She was staring into the fire muttering.
     她目不转睛地盯着火苗，小声咕哝着。
  5. Mutteris also a noun.
     
  6. They make no more than a mutter of protest.
     他们只不过是低声抗议了一下。

双语例句

• "They are so used to me that they know my schedule," he muttered.
  “它们对我太熟悉了，知道我的节奏了，”他咕哝着。
• Then the eldest son muttered a curse and jumped to his feet.
  这时，大儿子低声骂了一句，霍地站了起来。
• She muttered away in the dream.
  她在梦中咕咕哝哝地低语着。
• It amused eyes, and muttered to say, I love you from here to the moon.
  它眯着眼睛，喃喃的说，我爱你从这里到月亮。
• "Stupid guy," I muttered to myself, switching off the television.
  “蠢东西，”我自言自语地咕哝道，关掉了电视。
• I am afraid, Nelly, I shall lose my labour, he muttered to me.
  耐莉，恐怕我要白费劲了，他小声对我说。
• Jacob glared and muttered something.
  雅各布瞪着眼睛，嘴里咕哝着什么。
• "I don't know," he muttered gloomily.
  “我说不上”，他垂头丧气地唧咕了一声。
• 'Ah, my ghostly Catherine,' I muttered quietly to myself.
  啊，我的鬼魂凯瑟琳，我喃喃地自语道。
• He muttered something I didn't understand.
  他咕哝了几句，我没听清楚。