tootle
英 [ˈtuːtl]
美 [ˈtuːtl]
v. 信步; 闲逛; 溜达; 不慌不忙地开车; 连续吹奏(乐器); 发出一连串的嘟嘟声
现在分词:tootling过去式:tootled第三人称单数:tootles过去分词:tootled
BNC.46209 / COCA.39007
牛津词典
verb
- 信步;闲逛;溜达;不慌不忙地开车
to walk, drive, etc. somewhere without hurrying
- 连续吹奏(乐器);发出一连串的嘟嘟声
to produce a series of notes by blowing into a musical instrument
柯林斯词典
- VERB 悠闲自得地去;不慌不忙地开车去
If you tootle somewhere, you travel or go there without rushing or without any particular aim.
- I'm sure Ted is tootling down the motorway at this very moment.
我确信泰德此刻正悠闲自得地开车行驶在高速路上。
- VERB (轻声随意地)演奏
If you tootle a tune on an instrument, you play it quietly, without concentrating or taking it seriously.
- McCann tootled a tune on the piano.
麦卡恩在钢琴上随手轻弹一曲。
双语例句
- I'm sure Ted is tootling down the motorway at this very moment.
我确信泰德此刻正悠闲自得地开车行驶在高速路上。
- McCann tootled a tune on the piano.
麦卡恩在钢琴上随手轻弹一曲。
- Arnold said investigators learned about Tootle's activities from Braxton.
阿诺德说,调查员从布拉克斯顿那里了解了屠特的一些行为。
- Tootle does not have a listed phone number, and jail and sheriff's records do not list an attorney for her.
电话本上没有屠特的电话号码,监狱和艾斯坎比亚县也找不到她的律师纪录。
- "It all sounds like tootle to me," she said coldly.
“我觉得这都是些无稽之谈。”她冷淡地说。
英英释义
noun
- the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
- he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up
verb
- play (a musical instrument) casually
- the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody