mumble

US [ˈmʌmb(ə)l]
UK ['mʌmbl]
  • n.咕哝
  • v.(在嘴里)咕噜咕噜地说；闭着嘴用牙根嚼；喃喃地说；含糊地说话
  • Web喃喃而语；企鹅马布尔；曼波
Present Participle：mumbling  Past Tense：mumbled  Simple Present：mumbles  

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mumble
v.
1.
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嘟哝；口齿不清地说to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
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。
‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”
She mumbled that she was sorry.
她含含糊糊地说了声对不起。
n.
1.
[ususing]
喃喃自语；嘟哝speech or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
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.
他们试图弄明白她在嘟哝些什么。

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AllAll,咕哝咕哝,咕噜咕噜地说咕噜咕噜地说,闭着嘴用牙根嚼闭着嘴用牙根嚼,喃喃地说喃喃地说,含糊地说话含糊地说话,喃喃而语喃喃而语,企鹅马布尔企鹅马布尔,曼波曼波
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1.
Mumble. If the system can't understand you, it has no choice but to connect you with a live person.
喃喃自语。如果系统无法理解您，那么，它别无选择，只好转人工了。
nán nán zì yǔ 。 rú guǒ xì tǒng wú fǎ lǐ jiě nín , nà me , tā bié wú xuǎn zé , zhǐ hǎo zhuǎn rén gōng le 。
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2.
Although he did mumble some variation of the patriotic theme, it was clear he was also chasing after his own glory.
尽管他也念叨着一些爱国论调，但是很明显，他也是在追求着他自己的荣耀。
jǐn guǎn tā yě niàn dao zhe yì xiē ài guó lùn diào , dàn shì hěn míng xiǎn , tā yě shì zài zhuī qiú zhe tā zì jǐ de róng yào 。
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3.
One of them nodded. "I can't hear my students, " she said. "They all mumble. "
其中一位点头称是。“我就听不清学生说话，”她说，“他们老是嘀嘀咕咕的。”
qí zhōng yī wèi diǎn tóu chēng shì 。 " wǒ jiù tīng bù qīng xué shēng shuō huà , " tā shuō , " tā men lǎo shì dī di gū gū de 。 "
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4.
After we all piled in, the driver continued to mumble and grumble in order to let us know how unhappy he was.
上车以后，他嘴里一直叽里咕噜，让我们知道他不高兴。
shàng chē yǐ hòu , tā zuǐ lǐ yì zhí jī li gū lū , ràng wǒ men zhī dào tā bù gāo xìng 。
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5.
Moreover, the tongue is sometimes loosely hung, and sometimes fastened: as in the case of those who mumble and who lisp .
此外，舌头有时候松散悬挂，有时候紧凑：就像是那些说话嘀咕和咬舌的人的情况。
cǐ wài , shé tou yǒu shí hou sōng sǎn xuán guà , yǒu shí hou jǐn còu : jiù xiàng shì nà xiē shuō huà dí gu hé yǎo shé de rén de qíng kuàng 。
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6.
Jamie looked at the floor. In a mumble, he said, "I guess I don't care. "
吉米低头看着地板，嘟囔着：“不关我的事。”
jí mǐ dī tóu kàn zhe dì bǎn , dū nāng zhe : " bù guān wǒ de shì 。 "
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7.
After a while, the sleeping Cayce would start to mumble, as though searching for something.
过一会儿，睡着的凯西会开始咕哝，好像在寻找什么。
guò yī huì er , shuì zháo de kǎi xī huì kāi shǐ gū nong , hǎo xiàng zài xún zhǎo shén me 。
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8.
Shave, use good grammar, be at least five minutes early, sit up straight. Don't mumble.
刮胡子，使用好的语法，早到五分钟，坐直。不要咕咕哝哝地说话。
guā hú zi , shǐ yòng hǎo de yǔ fǎ , zǎo dào wǔ fēn zhōng , zuò zhí 。 bú yào gū gū nóng nong de shuō huà 。
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9.
Mumble is just too different, and he is finally cast out of the community.
曼宝实在太特别了，最终被赶了出来，不再是帝企鹅的一员。
màn bǎo shí zài tài tè bié le , zuì zhōng bèi gǎn le chū lái , bú zài shì dì qǐ é de yī yuán 。
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10.
Mumble's dream girl, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around.
曼宝的梦中情人格洛丽亚正巧是歌儿唱得最好的一个。
màn bǎo de mèng zhōng qíng rén gé luò lì yà zhèng qiǎo shì gē er chàng de zuì hǎo de yī gè 。
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