mutter
verb
ˈmʌtə
verb
1
to
speak
in
a
low
voice,
especially
because
you
are
annoyed
about
something,
or
you
do
not
want
people
to
hear
you
咕哝，嘀咕; 悄声说
I,T
mutter
to
yourself
‘I
never
want
to
come
here
again,’
he
muttered
to
himself.
“我再也不想来这儿了。”他嘀咕道。
Elsie
muttered
something
I
couldn’t
catch
and
walked
off.
埃尔茜嘟嘟囔囔地说一些我听不清的话，然后就走开了。
‘He’s
such
an
unpleasant
man,’
Alyssia
muttered
under
her
breath
.
“他真是个讨厌的人。”阿莉西娅轻声嘟囔着。
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about
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What
are
you
two
muttering
about?
你们两个在嘀咕些什么？
2
to
complain
about
something
or
express
doubts
about
it,
but
without
saying
clearly
and
openly
what
you
think
私下抱怨; 小声质疑
I
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about
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Some
senators
muttered
darkly
about
the
threat
to
national
security.
一些参议员私下里在谈着国家安全面临的威胁。
His
voice
subsided
to
a
mutter.
他的声音轻下来，变成了嘀咕。
The
mutterings
about
his
leadership
continued
to
grow.
对他领导能力的质疑不断增加。