humming

英 [ˈhʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˈhʌmɪŋ]

v. 哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的现在分词

现在分词：humming　复数：hummings　

BNC.35061 / COCA.25139

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

noun

Will you stop that humming, you're driving me mad!
你别再哼曲子了好吗，你快把我吵疯了！
Are you humming a tune, or do you sit and really listen to what they have to say?
你是会哼着歌，还是会正襟危坐，认真地去听他们讲的话呢？
You recognize the Chinese pop music played in the taxi and humming along with it.
坐出租车时，你听出了车子里播放的中国流行音乐，并跟着它哼唱。
The student was humming a song softly.
那个学生在轻轻地哼着一支歌。
He was humming a song to himself.
他自己在哼唱着一支歌。
She was often heared humming this song.
人们常听见她哼这首歌。
His constant humming is really beginning to get on my nerves.
他不停的哼唱真的让我开始觉得心烦意乱。
Humming "the sky was azure," a line from a folk song, he felt wonderfully at ease.
“蓝格莹莹的天”，他哼了声民歌，心里觉得很舒服。
She was humming a song to herself.
她独自哼着歌。
She was humming a merry little tune
她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。