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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 'Ah, my ghostly Catherine,' I muttered quietly to myself.
  啊，我的鬼魂凯瑟琳，我喃喃地自语道。
• 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。
• 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。
• "It's my back," red muttered in embarrassment.
  “我是背上不舒服，”雷德局促不安地咕哝说。
• 'We're not blaming you,' Kate said. 'Speak for yourself,' Boris muttered.
  “我们没有怪你，”凯特说。“也就是你这么想，”鲍里斯嘟囔道。
• 'As usual,' muttered his martyred wife
  “老样子，”他那故作可怜的妻子嘟囔道。
• He muttered something unintelligible
  他嘴里不知咕哝了几句什么。