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humverb(MAKE A NOISE)[I]to make acontinuouslowsound: 发出连续低沉的声音,嗡嗡作响 Thecomputerswere humming in thebackground.计算机在背景中嗡嗡作响。 What's thatstrangehummingsound?那种奇怪的嗡嗡声是什么? [IorT]tosingwithoutopeningyourmouth: 哼(曲子) She hummed to herself as shewalkedtoschool.她在上学的路上边走边哼曲子。 I'veforgottenhow thatsonggoes - could you hum it for me?我忘了那个调子怎么唱了——你能给我哼一下吗? [I]informalto bebusyandfullofactivity,excitement,sounds, orvoices: 忙乱,忙碌;嘈杂 Thebarwas really humming lastnight.昨晚酒吧里一片乱哄哄的。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesfull of activity - busyThe pub is always busy on a Friday.
- fullShe leads a rich, full life.
- hecticThey tried to fit a holiday into their hectic schedules.
- freneticThe frenetic pace of city life is exhausting.
- bustlingThey moved to the bustling city centre.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSounds made by objects, movement or impact - babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: humverb(SMELL BAD)UKinformaltosmellveryunpleasant: acontinuouslownoise: 持续低沉的噪音;嗡嗡声Ourhouseis on amainroad, so we canheartheconstanthumoftraffic.我们的房子在大路旁,所以能听见持续不断的交通噪声。 There's anannoyinghum on thiscomputer.这台计算机总是发出一种让人心烦的嗡嗡声。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSounds made by objects, movement or impact - babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
See more results » (Definition ofhumfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)humverb(MAKE A NOISE)[I]to make acontinuouslowsound 发出连续低沉的声音,嗡嗡作响Thecomputerswere humming in thebackground.计算机在背景中嗡嗡作响。 What's thatstrangehummingsound?那种奇怪的嗡嗡声是什么? [IorT]tosingwithoutopeningyourmouth 哼(曲子)She hummed to herself as shewalkedtoschool.她在上学的路上边走边哼曲子。 I'veforgottenhow thatsonggoes - could you hum it for me?我忘了那个调子怎么唱了——你能给我哼一下吗? [I]informalto bebusyandfullofactivity,excitement,sounds, orvoices 忙乱,忙碌;嘈杂Thebarwas really humming lastnight.昨晚酒吧里一片乱哄哄的。 持续低沉的噪音;嗡嗡声Ourhouseis on amainroad, so we canheartheconstanthumoftraffic.我们的房子在大路旁,所以能听见持续不断的交通噪声。 There's anannoyinghum on thiscomputer.这台计算机总是发出一种让人心烦的嗡嗡声。 to make acontinuous,lowsound, or tosingatunewithclosedlips: [I]Debbie always hums to herself when shelistenstomusic. [T]I’veforgottenhow thattunegoes – could you hum it for me? fig.If something is humming, it is verybusyandfullofactivity: [I]Factories that makepaperproductsare humming at 97% ofcapacity. We couldheartheconstanthum oftrafficoutsidethewindow. (Definition ofhumfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)Examplesofhumhum They might be eating, talking, whistling, humming, smoking during the most dramatic scenes.From theCambridge English Corpus Although cars stream by, pedestrians lose the impetus to move forward, derailed by this cool pool of sound with its mysterious, chantlikehum.From theCambridge English Corpus If a tort system were a stereo system, the cognitive bias would be thehumor hiss, not one of the instrumental tracks.From theCambridge English Corpus The precomputed lighting gives a huge lift in architectural quality; and ambient sounds such as bird song and air-conditioninghumstrengthen the experience even further.From theCambridge English Corpus Intermittent cross-fertilization has kept all these fields humming!From theCambridge English Corpus She hummed phrases to herself and subsequently searched for the corresponding notes on the piano.From theCambridge English Corpus But when the tune begins to sound like an advertising jingle, one hopes economists would not merelyhumalong.From theCambridge English Corpus Temporal organization of flowering among the humming bird food plants of a tropical wet forest.From theCambridge English Corpus In parallel, the vibration orhumfrom wind turbines discourage their inclusion as part of building structures for human occupation.From theCambridge English Corpus Technical equipment from research facilities, as well as ventilation systems, creates a continuoushumthat is partly airborne and partly structurally carried.From theCambridge English Corpus A jugular venoushumalways disappears in die recumbent position and should, therefore, never be confused with a continuous murmur from a duct.From theCambridge English Corpus And he started tohumas he offered aperitifs.From theCambridge English Corpus In their installation, autonomous robots react to visitors by humming sad or happy music, and by moving in a particular manner.From theCambridge English Corpus The bird-scaring tape hums in the wind and was attached in several strands like a bow harp.From theCambridge English Corpus He hums - that's the nicest thing about the role.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/hum## |