whisper
UK ['wɪs.pər] US [-pɚ] verb
SPEAK 讲话
IMPROVER intransitive or transitive
■to speak very quietly, using thebreath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hearyou 小声说话；低语；耳语•Sheleaned over and whispered something in his ear.她俯身对他耳语了些甚么。 •What are you twogirls whispering about?你们两个女孩子在窃窃私语些甚么？ •[+ speech] "Where are the toilets?" she whispered.“洗手间在哪里？”她低声问道。 •It's rude towhisper!窃窃私语是不礼貌的！
UK ['wɪs.pər] US [-pɚ] verb
SUGGEST 迹象
[+ that]
■to suggest privately that somethingmight be true 私下里说；传闻•People are whispering that she's going to retire next year.人们私下里说她明年要退休了。
UK ['wɪs.pər] US [-pɚ] noun
SPEECH 说话
countable
■a way of speaking very quietly, using the breath butnot the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you 小声说话；低语；耳语•I heard whispersoutside my room.我听见有人在我房间外窃窃私语。 •She said it in a whisperso I presumed it wasn't common knowledge. "You see," she said, lowering hervoice to a whisper, "he hasn't been well recently."她说这件事时声音很小，所以我推断并不是人人都知道。“你知道，”她说着就把声音压得很低，“他最近身体一直不太好。” only singular literary
■a soft, lownoise 沙沙声；飒飒声•Thesilence was broken only by the whisper of theleaves in the gentle breeze.这片寂静被微风吹拂树叶的沙沙声打破了。
UK ['wɪs.pər] US [-pɚ] noun
SUGGESTION 迹象
countable
■a suggestion or piece of information that you hearprivately from someone 传闻；私下的议论•I've heard a whisper that they're heading for divorce.我听人们私下里说他们要离婚。 |