whisper
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英['wɪspə]
|美['wɪspɚ]
vt.低声说;私语;密谈,密谋坏事;私下说
vi.沙沙地响;耳语;密谈
n.低语,耳语;飒飒声;[医]嗫音;传闻
日语:ささやき声
法语:chuchoter
德语:flüstern
韩语:속삭임
俄语:susurro
牛津词典
verb
- 耳语;低语;私语;小声说
to speak very quietly to sb so that other people cannot hear what you are saying
- Don't you know it's rude to whisper?
难道你不知道窃窃私语是不礼貌的吗? - What are you two whispering about?
你们两人在低声说些什么? - ‘Can you meet me tonight?’ he whispered.
“你今晚能和我见面吗?”他小声问。 - She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
她探过身去附耳跟他说了些什么。 - He whispered to me that he was afraid.
他低声对我说他害怕。
- 私下说;秘密告诉;悄声暗示
to say or suggest sth about sb/sth in a private or secret way
- It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.
有人私下说他将不久于人世,他果然死了。
- 沙沙作响;发飒飒声
to make a soft, quiet sound
noun
- 耳语(声);低语(声);私语(声)
a low quiet voice or the sound it makes
- They spoke in whispers .
他们在交头接耳。 - Her voice dropped to a whisper.
她压低声音小声说话。
- 轻柔的声音
a soft sound
- I could hear the whispering of the sea.
我听见大海在轻声诉说。
- 传言;谣传
a piece of news that is spread by being talked about but may not be true
- I've heard whispers that he's leaving.
我听人传说他要走。
词形变化
过去式:whispered 现在分词:whispering 名词复数形式:whispers 第三人称单数:whispers 过去分词:whispered
中文词源
双语例句
- His voice died away in a whisper
他的声音渐渐变为了小声低语。
- His voice had sunk to a conspiratorial whisper
他的声音越来越低,最后成了鬼鬼祟祟的耳语。
- Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper
她会把声音压低,轻蔑地低语。
- 'So what do you think?' she said in a hoarse whisper
“那么你认为如何?”她声音嘶哑地悄声问道。
- He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours
他不得不小声说,免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。
- She lowered her voice to a vehement whisper.
她压低了嗓音,声音低沉有力。
- 'Keep your voice down,' I whispered
我轻声说:“小声点儿。”
- She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear
她坐在罗西的膝盖上,听他低声耳语。
- He whispered the message to David
他悄声把这个消息告诉了戴维。
- Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal
一些人在窃窃私语,说那种电影是非法的。
- She whispered his name.
她轻轻说出他的名字。
- Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together
今天,我们听到未成年少女怀孕时不会再感到惊讶,也不会再去私下谈论谁谁未婚同居。
- It is whispered that he intended to resign
据传他打算辞职。
- But don't whisper a word of that.
但是私下里对那件事什么也不要说。
- The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting
冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛,沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。
- The car's tires whispered through the puddles.
穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。
- He lowered his voice to a whisper.
他压低了声音悄悄地说话。
- Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced.
几乎一点点关心也未曾表示过。
- He answered in a whisper.
他低声回答。
- Their voices fell to a whisper.
他们讲话的声音降至耳语。
- Did she whisper in your ear at the meeting?
开会时,她跟你私下交谈了吗?
- This fine engine makes only a whisper when running at full speed.
这部质量上乘的发动机全速运转时也只发出一点点沙沙声。
- I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.
我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。
- The baby is sleeping, so they fall their voice to a whisper.
那婴儿在睡觉,所以他们把声音降成了耳语。
- I am your dog, and I have a little something I would like to whisper in your ear.
我是你的狗狗,我有一些悄悄话想要和你说。
- Tender grass smile and whisper: my sweet sidewalk footsteps, I love you.
嫩草微笑和耳语:我的甜边路脚步,我爱你。
- From a distance, he heard jack's whisper.
他在远处听到了杰克的低语。
- And when you hear me whisper in the wind.
当你听到我在风中低语。
- I spoke to him in a whisper.
我低声对他说话。
- I have to whisper to you, it's very bad.
我得悄悄和你说,那很不雅的。
语源
Old English hwisprian, of Germanic origin; related to German wispeln, from the imitative base of whistle