muttering

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something. 輕聲說話; 小聲抱怨
"God knows," she muttered, "what's happening in that madman's mind."
“天知道，”她低聲抱怨，“那個瘋子腦子裡正在想什麽。”
She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration. 她能聽見這老婦人低聲說要考慮考慮。
2. N-COUNT Mutter is also a noun. 輕聲低語; 小聲抱怨
They make no more than a mutter of protest. 他們不過是小聲抗議了一下。
3. mutteringN-VAR 喃喃細語
He heard muttering from the front of the crowd. 他聽到人群前麪傳來喃喃低語。