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mut·terBrE /ˈmʌtə(r)/NAmE /ˈmʌtər/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they mutter BrE /ˈmʌtə(r)/ NAmE /ˈmʌtər/present simple - he / she / it mutters BrE /ˈmʌtəz/ NAmE /ˈmʌtərz/past simple muttered BrE /ˈmʌtəd/ NAmE /ˈmʌtərd/past participle muttered BrE /ˈmʌtəd/ NAmE /ˈmʌtərd/ -ing form muttering BrE /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/ [T, I] to speak or say sth in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth 嘀咕；嘟囔◆+ speech'How dare she,' he muttered under his breath. 他轻声嘀咕道：“她怎么敢。”◆~ (sth) (to sb/yourself) (about sth) She just sat there muttering to herself. 她坐在那儿独自唧唧咕咕的。◆I muttered something about needing to get back to work. 我嘀咕着说要接着干活了。◆~ that…He muttered that he was sorry. 他轻声嘀咕了一声对不起。 [I, T] ~ (about sth) | ~ that…to complain about sth, without saying publicly what you think （私下）抱怨，发牢骚 SYN grumble ◆Workers continued to mutter about the management. 工人私下对资方还是有怨言。 mut·terBrE /ˈmʌtə(r)/NAmE /ˈmʌtər/ noun [usually sing.] a quiet sound or words that are difficult to hear 嘀咕；嘟哝；低语声◆the soft mutter of voices 柔和的低语声 |