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hum

美 [hʌm]英 [hʌm]
  • v.哼(曲子);活跃;繁忙;发嗡嗡声
  • n.嗡嗡声;嘈杂声
  • int.哼!(表示轻蔑、踌躇、怀疑等)

过去式: hummed 现在分词: humming 过去分词: hummed 第三人称单数: hums

humhum

verb

1

哼(曲子)
to sing a tune with your lips closed

She was humming softly to herself.

她在轻声哼着曲子。

What's that tune you're humming?

你哼的是什么曲子?

2

发嗡嗡声
to make a low continuous sound

The computers were humming away.

计算机在嗡嗡作响。

3

活跃;繁忙
to be full of activity

The streets were beginning to hum with life.

街道开始热闹起来。

习语

to take a long time to make a decision or before you say sth

noun

嗡嗡声;嘈杂声
a low continuous sound

the hum of bees/traffic/voices

蜜蜂的嗡嗡声;车辆的呜呜声;人的嘈杂声

The room filled with the hum of conversation.

房间里充满了嘈杂的谈话声。

hum

频次

  • 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.

    The birds sang, the bees hummed...

    鸟儿叫,蜂儿鸣。

  • 2
    VERB 哼(曲子)
    When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.

    She was humming a merry little tune...

    她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。

  • The guard stopped his humming and turned his head sharply.

    守卫停止了哼唱,猛地转过头。

  • 4
    VERB (地方)热闹,活跃,繁忙
    If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.

    The place is really beginning to hum...

    这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。

  • 5
    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.

    Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.

    嗯,很抱歉,我以为你是法国人。

  • 6
    See also:ho hum

noun

1
a humming noise
the hum of distant traffic
Synonym: humming
2
the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers
there is a constant hum of military preparation
Synonym: busyness

verb

1
sing with closed lips
She hummed a melody
2
make a low continuous sound
The refrigerator is humming
3
sound with a monotonous hum
Synonym: thrum
4
be noisy with activity
This office is buzzing with activity
Synonym: buzz seethe

数据来源:WordNet

  1. No one can hum him to draw his attention .

    没有人可以用哼歌来吸引他的注意。

  2. " The tune which I hum each moment is a new one . "

    “我正哼着的调子是一首新歌”

  3. The streets were beginning to hum with life .

    街道开始热闹起来。

  4. The room filled with the hum of conversation .

    房间里充满了嘈杂的谈话声。

  5. The computers were humming away .

    计算机在嗡嗡作响。

  6. He was humming a familiar tune .

    他低声哼着一支熟悉的小曲。

  7. What 's that tune you 're humming ?

    你哼的是什么曲子?

  8. 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。

  9. There was a low humming sound in the sky .

    空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。

  10. 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。

  11. Hum , I am sorry but I thought you were French .

    嗯,很抱歉,我以为你是法国人。

  12. Ho hum , another nice job down the drain .

    ,又一份好工作泡汤了。

  13. The place is really beginning to hum

    这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。

  14. He started the car , which hummed smoothly

    他发动了汽车,车发出平稳的嗡嗡声。

  15. In the background was that eternal hum .

    背景音是没完没了的嗡嗡声。

  16. 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。

  17. She was humming a merry little tune

    她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。

  18. Before he knew it , the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep .

    森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。

  19. The rooms are crammed with humming Xerox machines .

    那些房间里摆满了嗡嗡作响的复印机。

  20. The birds sang , the bees hummed

    鸟儿叫,蜂儿鸣。

  21. 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。

  22. Bees are humming [ buzzing ] around from flower to flower .

    蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。

  23. She was humming a song to herself .

    她独自哼着歌。

  24. He hummed and hawed , giving no definite reply .

    他闪烁其词,不做肯定答复。

  25. My ears are tingling [ humming ; ringing ; singing ] .

    我耳鸣。

  26. Bees hum .

    蜜蜂嗡嗡叫。

  27. The hum of study ceased .

    嗡嗡的读书声停止了。

  28. He obviously didn 't know how to answer my question , and just stood there humming and hawing .

    他显然不知道该怎么回答我的问题,站在那里支支吾吾的。

  29. 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。

  30. 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。

  • 习语

v.

hum and haw

犹豫不决;支支吾吾;嗯嗯呃呃
to take a long time to make a decision or before you say sth