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

• 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。
• I don't hold it against you," I muttered. "I understand how it is.
  “我并不是跟你过不去，我明白你的意思。”我喃喃道。
• "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。
• Feeling embarrassed, he muttered a few words and walked off.
  他很尴尬，搭讪着走开了。
• He refused her invitation with a muttered excuse.
  他低声咕哝了个理由，回绝了她的邀请。
• Dr Culver nervously muttered 'Here goes,' and gave the little girl an injection.
  卡尔弗医生紧张地嘟囔了一句“要打了啊”，然后就给小女孩打了一针。
• 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。
• 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。
• "He's a small boy," Pamela muttered.
  真象个小孩子，帕米拉咕哝着。
• He muttered something I didn't understand.
  他咕哝了几句，我没听清楚。