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

• He muttered something inaudible.
  他喃喃地，听不清他说什么。
• "The man's a fool!" muttered Miss Ley to herself, but quite audibly.
  “这人是个傻瓜！”莱伊小姐喃喃地自言自语，但她的话都能听得见。
• "Chattering daws," Martin muttered under his breath, and went on talking with Ruth and Arthur.
  “乌鸦嘴。”马丁低声说了一句，又和露丝与亚瑟谈话往了。
• Walsh muttered something under his breath.
  沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。
• He muttered an apology and then left.
  他咕哝着道了歉，然后离开了。
• I said nothing more than a muttered thanks.
  除了一声喃喃的谢谢，我什么也说不出来。
• She muttered away in the dream.
  她在梦中咕咕哝哝地低语着。
• Her husband muttered something about going out to find her.
  她丈夫咕哝着说了些出去找她之类的话。
• He refused her invitation with a muttered excuse.
  他低声咕哝了个理由，回绝了她的邀请。
• 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。