hum

[hʌm]

n.嗡嗡声, 哼声, 杂声
v.发低哼声, 哼(曲子), 活跃
int.哼, 嗯（用以表示犹豫）

vi.

1. (蜜蜂等)发嗡嗡声

The refrigerator motor hummed.

冰箱的马达嗡嗡地响着。

2. 发哼哼声

3. 哼曲子

He hummed as he walked.

他一边走一边哼着歌。

4. 忙碌, 活跃[(+with)]

The office is humming with activity.

办公室里一片忙碌。

vt.

1. 哼(曲子)

She was humming a tune to herself.

她自个儿哼着小调。

2. 用哼声表示

n.[U]

1. 嗡嗡声

He could hear the hum of the bees in the garden.

他听得见花园里蜜蜂的嗡嗡声。

2. 哼哼声

3. 哼曲子的声音

int.

(表示犹豫, 不满等)嗯, 哼, 哦

词形变化

形容词: hummable | 名词: hummer | 动词过去式: hummed | 动词过去分词: hummed | 动词现在分词: humming | 动词第三人称单数: hums |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.发嗡嗡声

drone  buzz  murmur

vi.忙碌, 活跃

activate  busy  

同义参见:

drone  croon  sing  

英英释义

名词 hum:

the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

同义词：busyness

an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

同义词：Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors

a humming noise

同义词：humming

动词 hum:

sing with closed lips

be noisy with activity

同义词：buzz, seethe

sound with a monotonous hum

同义词：thrum

make a low continuous sound

补充

humhum英:[hʌm] 美:[hʌm]vt. & vi.1.发出嗡嗡声; 哼唱The bees were humming in the garden.蜜蜂在花园里嗡嗡地叫。She is humming a folk song that I never heard before.她在哼一首我以前从未听过的民歌。No one can hum him to draw his attention.没有人可以用哼歌来吸引他的注意。vi.1.忙碌, 活跃The new manager soon made things hum.这位新经理不久便使一切都活跃起来了。n.1.嗡嗡声We hear the hum of conversation from the next room.我们听到隔壁房间嗡嗡的谈话声。

例句

1. the low hum of conversation嗡嗡的谈话声 2. The only sound she heard was the hum of a machine in the basement.她听到的唯一声响就是地下室里机器的嗡嗡声。 3. the hum of traffic车辆的嘈杂声 4. She was humming a merry little tune.她哼着一首欢快的小曲。 5. The birds were singing, the bees were humming.鸟儿喳喳唱, 蜜蜂嗡嗡叫。 6. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again.五小时之内, 设备又会嗡嗡地运转起来。 7. I began to hum a bit and feel happy.我哼起了小曲, 心情很愉快。 8. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.他一边哼着歌, 一边打开箱子。 9. The place is really beginning to hum.这地方真正开始忙碌起来。 10. On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.周六清晨, 镇上一片忙碌的景象, 充满生机。 11. Your socks hum.你的袜子很臭。 12. He was humming for a drink.他正在讨要些喝的东西。 13. hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.嗯, 很抱歉, 我以为你是法国人呢。 14. A bee hummed around flowers.一只蜜蜂围着花朵嗡嗡作响。 15. My head hums.我的头痛得嗡嗡响。 16. He hummed and shaked his head.他嘴里哼哼着不满意地摇了摇头。 17. He hummed and went down the stairs.他嘴里哼着曲子走下了楼。 18. They began to hum when seeing Jackson walk into the hall.他们一看到杰克逊走进大厅，开始发出了嘈杂声。 19. The lake water is humming.那个湖里的水开始发出恶臭的气味。 20. The air of the ball began to hum.舞会的气氛开始活跃起来了。 21. to make things hum使事业兴旺 22. John was humming a tune when he put on his clothes.约翰一边穿衣服一边哼着曲子。 23. to hum a baby to sleep哼着歌哄婴儿入睡 24. She hummed her anger and quickly left.她生气地哼了一声，很快就走掉了 25. the computers hummed.计算机发出嗡嗡声。 26. he hummed softly to himself.他轻轻地自己哼着曲子。 27. [with obj.]she was humming a cheerful tune.她哼着一首快乐的曲子。 28. the room hummed with an expectant murmur.满怀期待的低语声充斥了整间屋子。 29. the repair shops are humming as the tradesmen set about their various tasks.手艺人各自开始着手干活时，修理店一片忙碌。 30. when the wind drops this stuff really hums.风势减弱时，这东西的味道的确很难闻。 31. the hum of insects.昆虫的嗡嗡声。 32. a low hum of conversation.嗡嗡的低声交谈声。 33. The machine began to hum as I switched it on.我一开电源，机器就开始发出嗡嗡的声音。 34. You can hum the tune if you don't know the words.要是不知道歌词，可以哼曲子。 35. the hum of machinery/distant traffic机器╱远处往来车辆的嗡嗡声 36. The garden was humming with bees.花园里到处都是蜜蜂嗡嗡的声音。 37. The refrigerator hummed in the background.冰箱在后边嗡嗡作响。 38. I was humming to myself.我自己哼着曲子。 39. We hummed along to the music.我们跟着音乐哼唱。 40. Can you hum the tune for me? = Can you hum me the tune?你能给我哼那支曲子吗？ 41. I hummed a little song.我哼了支小曲。 42. "By noon, the office was really humming."到了中午，办公室真是一片活跃。 43. The restaurant hums on weekends.这家餐馆周末很忙碌。 44. the hum of insects昆虫的嗡嗡声 45. We could hear the hum of conversation from the next room.我们能听见隔壁房间模糊不清的谈话声。