whisper、murmur、mumble

时间：2021-12-07 08:43:31

（单词翻译:单击）

“Whisper、murmur” 和 “mumble” 作动词时都可以表示 “小声地说”，它们之间的区别是什么？哪个词的意思是 “刻意压低声音，只让身边的人听见”？想要说一个人 “小声嘟囔”，应该用哪个词？

用法总结

1 “Whisper” 用来表示 “因为只想让身边的人听到，所以故意小声说话”，类似于汉语里的 “说悄悄话”。

I don't want everyone to hear! I'll have to whisper.

I couldn't hear what the children were whispering about.

2 “Murmur” 用来表示 “持续地低声说，低语”。

'I love you', she murmured in her sleep.

He was murmuring continuously.

3 “Mumble” 用来表示 “小声嘟囔”。

She's always mumbling¹ and complaining very quietly, so I can't hear! It drives me mad!

I couldn't understand what he was mumbling about.

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1 mumbling
含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )
参考例句：
I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。 He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时，他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着，他在一块冰上滑倒，跌断了左腿。