hummed

英 [hʌmd]

美 [hʌmd]

v.  哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
  If somethinghums, it makes a low continuous noise.
  1. The birds sang, the bees hummed...
     鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
  2. 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。
  3. There was a low humming sound in the sky.
     空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
  4. Humis also a noun.
     
  5. ...the hum of traffic...
     嘈杂的车流声
  6. There was a general hum of conversation around them.
     他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。
• VERB 哼（曲子）
  When youhuma tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
  1. She was humming a merry little tune...
     她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
  2. 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。
• VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
  If you say that a placehums, you mean that it is full of activity.
  1. The place is really beginning to hum...
     这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
  2. 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。
• CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
  Humis sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
  1. Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
     嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
• See also:ho hum

双语例句

• He had to smother a giggle. "When I see him giggling, it makes me so happy," she said as Joseph hummed along to music.
  他得抑制住自己，不咯咯地笑出声来当我看到约瑟夫咯咯地笑时，我特别高兴。
• He hummed the tune to me.
  他给我哼唱了这支曲子。
• Ben Franklin, seven years old, hummed softly.
  七岁的本·富兰克林柔声哼着小调。
• The only giveaway was a fan that quietly hummed when watching Netflix ( NFlx) or Hulu.
  唯一的缺点是，在登陆网飞（Netflix）或Hulu观看视频时，笔记本的风扇会发出轻微的响声。
• Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, is developing a prototype system designed to recognize hummed versions of songs.
  荷兰电子巨擘飞利浦正在开发一套原型系统，可以辨识哼唱的歌曲。
• Presently he was met by an elderly parson astride on a gray mare, who, as he rode, hummed a wandering tune.
  过了一会儿，有一个上了年纪的牧师，骑着一匹灰色的母马，用一种拿不准的语。
• He hummed and hawed for quite a while, failing to come out with any convincing argument.
  他支吾了半天，也没有说出个令人信服的论点来。
• Today it was no longer empty, and all the castle hummed with rumor.
  今天，这里不再是空无一人的地方，而城堡里开始散播着小声的传言。
• 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。
• The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.
  那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着，发动机空转着，里程表空走着。