hummed

英 [hʌmd] 美 [hʌmd]

v.  哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的过去分词和过去式

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  1. VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
    If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.
    1. The birds sang, the bees hummed...
      鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
    2. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again...
      用不了5小时，设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
    3. There was a low humming sound in the sky.
      空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
    4. Hum is also a noun.
    5. ...the hum of traffic...
      嘈杂的车流声
    6. There was a general hum of conversation around them.
      他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。
  2. VERB 哼（曲子）
    When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
    1. She was humming a merry little tune...
      她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
    2. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
      他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
  3. VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
    If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.
    1. The place is really beginning to hum...
      这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
    2. On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
      周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
  4. CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
    Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
    1. Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
      嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
  5. See also: ho hum
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双语例句

  1. The birds sang, the bees hummed
    鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
  2. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
    他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
  3. He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about
    他脚下打着拍子，嘴里哼着调子，身子晃来晃去的。
  4. He started the car, which hummed smoothly
    他发动了汽车，车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。
  5. He hummed and hawed, giving no definite reply.
    他闪烁其词，不做肯定答复。
  6. He hummed and hawed for a while, but failed to come up with a convincing argument.
    他吭哧了半天，也没有说出个子午卯酉。
  7. He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
    他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话。
  8. The only giveaway was a fan that quietly hummed when watching Netflix ( NFlx) or Hulu.
    唯一的缺点是，在登陆网飞（Netflix）或Hulu观看视频时，笔记本的风扇会发出轻微的响声。
  9. Industry hummed along that way for many years. Then it all changed, quickly.
    整个行业沿着这个方向发展了很多年，但很快一切都变了。
  10. We hummed and hawed before deciding to buy the house.
    我们曾经犹豫了很长时间才决定买这幢房子。
  11. Caught up in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed and Mother whistled. I just listened.
    陶醉在音乐中的小弟弟禁不住随着音乐的节奏翩翩起舞，父亲轻轻哼唱，母亲也不由自主吹起了口哨，而我只是注意听着。
  12. I wonder if, at last, you are tired of my song that you hummed to yourself while walking through the field.
    我不知道，你在田野中穿行时低声吟唱的我的那支歌，是否终于使你厌倦了？
  13. Troy Cooper?@ it hummed.
    卓伊？库珀？那只蜻蜓哼到。
  14. He hummed the tune to me.
    他给我哼唱了这支曲子。
  15. He hummed and hawed for quite a while, failing to come out with any convincing argument.
    他支吾了半天，也没有说出个令人信服的论点来。
  16. He had to smother a giggle. "When I see him giggling, it makes me so happy," she said as Joseph hummed along to music.
    他得抑制住自己，不咯咯地笑出声来当我看到约瑟夫咯咯地笑时，我特别高兴。
  17. Today it was no longer empty, and all the castle hummed with rumor.
    今天，这里不再是空无一人的地方，而城堡里开始散播着小声的传言。
  18. He coughed and hummed in a self-important way.
    他煞有介事地清清喉咙，哼起了小调。
  19. Ben Franklin, seven years old, hummed softly.
    七岁的本·富兰克林柔声哼着小调。
  20. Alexandra hummed an old Swedish hymn.
    亚历山德拉哼起了一首古老的瑞典歌曲。
  21. Cars honked and hummed in the road.
    汽车鸣着喇叭，在公路上唰唰行驶。
  22. 'Today is my lucky day.'The farmer even hummed to himself.
    “今天我真幸运啊！”农夫自己哼哼着。
  23. Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, is developing a prototype system designed to recognize hummed versions of songs.
    荷兰电子巨擘飞利浦正在开发一套原型系统，可以辨识哼唱的歌曲。
  24. Presently he was met by an elderly parson astride on a gray mare, who, as he rode, hummed a wandering tune.
    过了一会儿，有一个上了年纪的牧师，骑着一匹灰色的母马，用一种拿不准的语。
  25. She hummed as she worked.
    她在工作时轻轻哼唱。
  26. He hummed and hawed but finally told me the truth.
    他先是支支吾吾，可最后还是跟我说了实话。
  27. Driving toward her home, 18-year-old Heather Peebles hummed along to the radio.
    18岁的希瑟·皮布尔斯开着车回家，一路跟着收音机哼唱着。
  28. The theatre audience hummed with excitement.
    剧院的观众发出兴奋的嗡嗡声。
  29. The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.
    那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着，发动机空转着，里程表空走着。
  30. We hummed to the music.
    我们合着音乐哼唱。
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