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。