hum

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n. 嗡嗡声, 哼声, 杂声 vi. 发低哼声 vt. 哼, 用哼声表示 interj. 哼, 嗯

发音

US /ˈhʌm/
其它 /hʌm/
其它 /häm(˦)/

词形变化

hums 复数 hummed humming hums 三单 hums humming 现在分词 hummed 过去式 hummed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

用哼声表示

动词

发低哼声

感叹词

哼;嗯

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.

  2. 2.

    An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.

    They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen, and found the dishwasher on.

  3. 3.

    Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.

  4. 4.

    Unpleasant odour.

    英国 俚语
  5. 5.

    An imposition or hoax; humbug.

    过时
  6. 6.

    A kind of strong drink.

    废旧
  7. 7.

    A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.

  8. 1.

    Synonym of see hum (“blood cockles, ark clams”).

    新加坡 非正式 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

    哼唱

    不及物

    We are humming happily along with the music.

  2. 2.

    To express by humming.

    及物

    to hum a tune

    The team hummed “We Shall Overcome” as they came back onto the field after the break.

  3. 3.

    To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To buzz, be busily active like a beehive

    不及物

    The streets were humming with activity.

  5. 5.

    To produce low sounds which blend continuously

    不及物
  6. 6.

    To reek, smell bad.

    俚语

    This room really hums — have you ever tried spring cleaning, mate?

  7. 7.

    To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.

    英国 过时 俚语 及物
interj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From Middle English hummen (“to hum, buzz, drone, make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment”); akin to Dutch hommelen (“to bumble, buzz”), dialectal Dutch hommen (“to buzz, hum”), Middle High German hummen (“to hum”), probably ultimately of imitative origin.

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