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单词 murmur
释义
verb | noun
murmurmurmur1 /ˈmɚmɚ/ ●●○ verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
murmur
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymurmur
he, she, itmurmurs
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymurmured
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave murmured
he, she, ithas murmured
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad murmured
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill murmur
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have murmured
Continuous Form
PresentIam murmuring
he, she, itis murmuring
you, we, theyare murmuring
PastI, he, she, itwas murmuring
you, we, theywere murmuring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been murmuring
he, she, ithas been murmuring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been murmuring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be murmuring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been murmuring
Thesaurus
THESAURUSexpress in words
to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.:  What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said.
to say something but without giving many details:  He mentioned that he saw you yesterday.
to say something more about something:  Is there anything you’d like to add?
formal to say how you feel about something:  Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school.
to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of:  “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out.
(also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something:  She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone.
formal to say something in an exact and detailed way:  He did not specify how many jobs would be cut.
formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way:  The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding.
to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear:  At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit.
formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something:  “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun.
to say something loudly and suddenly:  “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed.
to say something suddenly and without thinking:  Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him.
formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing:  No one uttered a word.
to say something very quietly:  “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered.
to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed:  “It’s not fair,” she muttered.
to say something in a soft slow gentle voice:  He murmured words of love.
to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited:  Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed.
to suddenly say something in an angry way:  “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped.
to say something in a low angry voice:  “Shut up,” he growled.
to say something in a mean angry way:  “Get out of here!” he snarled.
1[intransitive, transitive] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly:  I murmured a prayer of thanks.► see thesaurus at say12[intransitive] to make a soft low sound:  The wind murmured through the trees.3[intransitive, transitive] to complain to friends and people you work with, but not officially:  He didn’t murmur a single word of protest.—murmuring noun [countable, uncountable]
verb | noun
murmurmurmur2 noun [countable] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYmurmur2
Origin: 1300-1400 French murmure, from Latin murmur
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd.
 Students paid their tuition fees without a murmur, despite the raise.
1a soft low sound made by people speaking quietly or from a long way away:  The man spoke in a low murmur.murmur of a murmur of voices down the hallwaya murmur of agreement/surprise/disapproval etc. There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd.2a complaint, but not a strong or official complaint: murmur of There have been murmurs of discontent over the new rules.3[singular] the soft low sound made by a stream, the wind, etc.:  the murmur of the little brook4[usually singular] an unusual sound made by the heart that shows there may be something wrong with it:  a heart murmur5something that is talked about but is not official: murmur of/about There have been murmurs of an international boycott.6do something without a murmur to do something without complaining, especially when this is surprising:  Students paid their tuition fees without a murmur, despite the raise.
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