| 释义 |
hum
I. \ˈhəm\ verb
(hummed ; hummed ; humming ; hums)
Etymology: Middle English hummen; akin to Middle High German hummen to hum, Dutch hommelen to hum, hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to utter a sound like or suggestive of that of the speech sound \m\ prolonged : continue voicing a nasal on one pitch or on varying pitches
< hum in time to the music >
especially : to utter such a sound to express dissent, approval, surprise, or embarrassment
< hummed and hawed and finally blurted out his views >
b. : to make the natural noise of an insect (as a bumblebee) in motion
< a bee hummed by — Zane Grey >
< mosquitoes humming — R.A.W.Hughes >
c. : to make a low prolonged sound like that of an insect : drone, buzz
< the top hums >
< the snoring of his grandfather hummed like the coming of wasps — Elizabeth Enright >
< a kettle was humming on a small gas stove — Ellen Glasgow >
< electric power lines hum — Lamp >
d. : to give forth a low murmuring indistinct sound from the blending of many voices
< the sound of children's voices with which the house was always humming — J.M.Brinnin >
e. : to produce a continuous blend of nonvocal sounds
< all night the printing plants hummed — Bill Davidson >
< shrapnel and bullets hummed through the brush — Dave Richardson >
< once, this place had hummed with noise: the ring of hammer upon anvil, the rasping of the saws that hewed the oak logs — Elizabeth Goudge >
f. : to have an internal humming
< my head hums >
2. : to be very active as if noisily
< steel and other industries are humming along at much higher rates of operation — R.M.Blough >
< the business started to hum — Isabelle M. Hoover >
< to make the free world hum with full productive activity — Max Ascoli >
transitive verb
1. : to sing with the lips closed and without articulation
< hum a tune >
2. : to affect by humming
< hummed me to sleep >
< hum herself to rest >
: express by humming
< hummed his displeasure >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from hummen, v.
: the act of humming or the sound made by humming
< a hum of approbation >
as
a. : a low monotonous noise (as of bees in flight or a whirling wheel) : drone, buzz
b. : the confused noise (as of a crowd or machinery) heard at a distance
< the hum of industry >
< the high-pitched hum of swift power belts — American Guide Series: Arkansas >
c. : the humming of a melody; also : melody
d. : an undesired audio signal in the output of a piece of electronic equipment usually of low frequency resulting from direct pickup of a power signal or the residual power signal in a power supply
III. \“; interjectionally often a prolonged m sometimes preceded by h\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: imitative
: an inarticulate nasal sound or murmur (as from embarrassment or hesitation)
< after some evasive hums he gave his answer >
— often used interjectionally to express hesitation or doubt, dissent, deliberation, or embarrassment; compare hem IV
IV. \ˈhəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: short for humbug (I)
: humbug
V. transitive verb
(hummed ; hummed ; humming ; hums)
Etymology: short for humbug (II)
: humbug
VI. \ˈhüm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Serbo-Croatian, hill
: an isolated residual hill or mass of limestone (as in a region of karst topography)
VII. abbreviation
1. [New Latin humaniora] the humanities
2. humor; humorous |