VERB 低声说;悄悄说;耳语 When you whisper, you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you.
'Keep your voice down,' I whispered... 我轻声说:“小声点儿。”
She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear... 她坐在罗西的膝盖上,听他低声耳语。
He whispered the message to David... 他悄声把这个消息告诉了戴维。
Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal... 一些人在窃窃私语,说那种电影是非法的。
She whispered his name. 她轻轻说出他的名字。
Whisper is also a noun.
Men were talking in whispers in every office. 每间办公室里人们都在窃窃私语。
VERB 私下谈论;谣传 If people whisper about a piece of information, they talk about it, although it might not be true or accurate, or might be a secret.
Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together... 今天,我们听到未成年少女怀孕时不会再感到惊讶,也不会再去私下谈论谁谁未婚同居。
It is whispered that he intended to resign... 据传他打算辞职。
But don't whisper a word of that. 但是私下里对那件事什么也不要说。
Whisper is also a noun.
I've heard a whisper that the Bishop intends to leave. 我听到有谣传说主教打算离开。
VERB 发出低沉而轻微的声音;沙沙(或飒飒)作响 If something whispers, it makes a low quiet sound which can only just be heard.
The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting... 冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛,沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。
The car's tires whispered through the puddles. 穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。
He whispered my name to newspapermen, knowing that it would be bandied about 他把我的名字悄声告诉了记者,明知道这会到处传开的。
The song hovered, like a whispered benediction, above the crowd. 歌声缭绕在人群上方,如同低声祝福。
'Bless you, Eva,' he whispered “愿上帝保佑你,伊娃,”他低声说。
The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving 这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。
He whispered something in her ear 他在她耳边低声说了些什么。
'What is the matter with Signora Anna?' he whispered, horror-struck at her vacant face. “安娜夫人怎么啦?”他惊恐万分地看着她那失神的脸小声问道。
The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear. 那位女士捅了捅邻座,急切地在他耳边低语。
He whispered so softly that none but Julie heard him. 他这般低声耳语,只有朱莉听得见。
He leaned across the table and whispered to me, 'I'm really onto something.' 他从桌上俯过身来对我低声说道:“我真的就快有重大发现了。”
He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary 他轻轻晃动着鸟笼,和金丝雀轻声低语着。
'He's gone,' Rory whispered in sepulchral tones. “他已经走了,”罗里阴沉地小声说道。
'What do you want!' she whispered savagely. 'Get out.' “你想干什么!”她粗野地低语道,“滚开。”
'Keep your voice down,' I whispered 我轻声说:“小声点儿。”
She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear 她坐在罗西的膝盖上,听他低声耳语。
He whispered the message to David 他悄声把这个消息告诉了戴维。
Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal 一些人在窃窃私语,说那种电影是非法的。
She whispered his name. 她轻轻说出他的名字。
It is whispered that he intended to resign 据传他打算辞职。
The car's tires whispered through the puddles. 穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。
'I thought you and I were going to spend the night together,' he whispered. 'You thought wrong,' Nancy whispered back. “我以为我和你要一起过夜呢。”他小声说。“你想错了。”南茜小声回应道。
She whispered a few words in her mother's ear. 她在妈妈耳边喳喳了两句。
She whispered sth. in his ear. 她对他悄悄地说了些什么。
He whispered to me that there was an eavesdropper outside the window. 他悄声告诉我窗外有人在偷听。
She whispered an aside to him. 她附在他耳边说悄悄话。
He held her and whispered sweet nothings in her ear. 他搂住她,在她耳边情话绵绵。
After examining my wound, the doctor whispered something in the nurse's ear. 大夫看了看我的伤口,跟护士耳语了几句。
The two little girls tittered and whispered to each other. 两个小姑娘交头接耳嗤嗤笑着。
They whispered a few words to each other. 他们俩附耳谈了几句。
The boy whispered in his mother's ear and ran out of the room. 那孩子在妈妈耳边唧哝了几句儿就跑出去了。
Well, not anymore,@ I whispered to myself. “是的,再也不会有人了。”我低声对自己说。