释义 |
thrumthrum /θrʌm/ verb (past tense and past participle thrummed, present participle thrumming) [intransitive] thrumOrigin: 1500-1600 From the sound VERB TABLEthrum |
Present | it | thrums | Present | | thrum | Past | it, they | thrummed | Present perfect | they | have thrummed | | it | has thrummed | Past perfect | it, they | had thrummed | Future | it, they | will thrum | Future perfect | it, they | will have thrummed |
- The engine thrummed as we drove through the countryside.
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