Hum

[hʌm]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a humming noise; 'the hum of distant traffic'.

(verb.) sing with closed lips; 'She hummed a melody'.

(verb.) make a low continuous sound; 'The refrigerator is humming'.

(verb.) sound with a monotonous hum.

(verb.) be noisy with activity; 'This office is buzzing with activity'.

杰勒德整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. i.) To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.

(v. i.) To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone.

(v. i.) To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.

(v. i.) To express satisfaction by a humming noise.

(v. i.) To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition.

(v. t.) To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune.

(v. t.) To express satisfaction with by humming.

(v. t.) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug.

(n.) A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.

(n.) Any inarticulate and buzzing sound

(n.) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.

(n.) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.

(n.) An imposition or hoax.

(interj.) An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.

(interj.) A kind of strong drink formerly used.

(interj.) Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.

整理:斯图

同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. Buzz, make a buzzing sound.

v. a. Sing (in a low voice).

n. Buzz, buzzing sound.

整理:贾丝廷

解釋/意思:

v.i. to make a buzzing sound like bees: to utter a low droning sound: to supply an interval in speaking by an audible sound.—v.t. to sing in a low tone: to applaud anything by humming:—pr.p. hum′ming; pa.p. hummed.—n. the noise of bees and some other insects: any low dull noise.—interj. a sound with a pause implying doubt.—n. Hum′mer something that hums.—Hum and haw to hesitate in giving a direct answer; Humming ale ale that froths up well or that makes the head hum; Make things hum to set things agoing briskly.

v.t. to impose on.—n. an imposition.

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