mumble

verb

1. 嘟哝；口齿不清地说
   to speak or say sth in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
   1. I could hear him mumbling to himself.
      我听到他在喃喃自语。
   2. She mumbled an apology and left.
      她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
   3. ‘Sorry,’ she mumbled.
      她含含糊糊地说：“对不起。”

noun

1. 喃喃自语；嘟哝
   speech or words that are spoken in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear
   1. He spoke in a low mumble, as if to himself.
      他自言自语般地嘟哝着。
   2. They tried to make sense of her mumblings.
      他们试图听明白她在嘟哝些什么。

1. VERB 咕哝;含糊地说
   If you mumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that the words are difficult to understand.
   1. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep...
      她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
   2. He mumbled a few words...
      他小声咕哝了一句。
   3. 'Today of all days,' she mumbled.
      她低声咕哝了一句：“为什么偏偏是今天。”
   4. Mumble is also a noun.
      
   5. He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
      他能听到纳瓦罗在小声咕哝。

1. 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'
   “嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”
2. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep
   她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
3. He mumbled a few words
   他小声咕哝了一句。
4. 'Today of all days,' she mumbled.
   她低声咕哝了一句：“为什么偏偏是今天。”
5. She loves them so much, in fact, that tears stream down her face, and she can only mumble vague syllables.
   她太爱这次经历了，事实上，我们看到她泪流满面，只能模模糊糊说出几个模糊的音节。
6. If the computer hears Four score and seven [ mumble] ago, it can scan its database and guess that the missing word is probably years.
   例如，当计算机听到四十七[发音模糊]前，它会搜索数据库猜测没听清的那个单词可能是年。
7. One of them nodded. "I can't hear my students," she said." They all mumble. "
   其中一位点头称是。“我就听不清学生说话，”她说，“他们老是嘀嘀咕咕的。”
8. Mumble: can I appeal to your better nature?
   那我有没有让你大发慈悲呢？
9. Speak clearly and at a moderate pace. Do not shout or mumble.
   用清晰温和的语调说话。不要吼叫或喃喃自语。
10. May: ( Mumble) I want to be like her.
    阿美：（喃喃自语）我想像她一样。
11. A mumble that suggested the extremity of drunkenness.
    表明已醉到极点的咕哝声。
12. Mumble's dream girl, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around.
    曼宝的梦中情人格洛丽亚正巧是歌儿唱得最好的一个。
13. S.S.: Yes, I guess it's because I take pictures and often mumble about photography.
    答：我猜是的，可能因为是我拍照然后又常常碎碎念有关摄影的东西。
14. A mumble of voices, conversation, etc
    喃喃人语声、谈话声等
15. In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in Antarctica, you're nobody unless you can sing& which is unfortunate for Mumble, who is the worst singer in the world.
    在帝企鹅伟大的国土南极洲的内陆上，不会唱歌就等同一无是处这对于曼宝而言真是一个不幸的事实，因为它正是世界上最糟糕的歌手。
16. Mumble is just too different, and he is finally cast out of the community.
    曼宝实在太特别了，最终被赶了出来，不再是帝企鹅的一员。
17. His comment was heard only as a mumble.
    他的评论听起来好像只是咕哝着说给自己听的。
18. After we all piled in, the driver continued to mumble and grumble in order to let us know how unhappy he was.
    上车以后，他嘴里一直叽里咕噜，让我们知道他不高兴。
19. It is better to say nothing than to mumble.
    与其含含糊糊，不如什么都不说。
20. Newspapers run by our Party and all the propaganda work of our Party should be vivid, clear-cut and sharp and should never mutter and mumble.
    我们党所办的报纸，我们党所进行的一切宣传工作，都应当是生动的，鲜明的，尖锐的，毫不吞吞吐吐。
21. Plow and sow, grumble and mumble.
    犁地，播种，喋喋不休的抱怨。
22. Guess who had to stand up in front of a full theatre, awkwardly mumble something about "wrong lecture," slink out, and still be20 minutes late for their first-ever lecture?
    猜猜是谁站在人满为患的讲堂前，笨拙地嘟囔着“这算什么课啊”提前二十分钟溜出了课堂？
23. Don't mumble, I can't hear you!
    别含含糊糊的，我听不见你在说啥！
24. Stand-up Cocktail Party a mumble of voices, conversation, etc
    站着谈话的鸡尾酒会。喃喃人语声、谈话声等
25. When the old lady speak she often mumble her word
    这位老妇人说起话来常常含糊不清
26. When people on the other end of the phone mumble, she upbraids them, politely," Ahhh just can't understand you, ma'am. "
    当电话线另一头的人嘟嘟囔囔含糊不清的时候，她客气地对他们表示不满：“喂喂，我听不清楚，太太。”

noun

1. a soft indistinct utterance

verb

1. talk indistinctly

   Synonym:    muttermaundermussitate

2. grind with the gums
   1. the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food

   Synonym:    gum