Hum
[ hʌm ]
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vt. 哼唱;
vi. 忙碌，活跃;发嗡嗡声;发出嘈杂声;
n. 嗡嗡声;杂音;哼唱的动作;
int. 哼;嗯;
📝 例句
No one can hum him to draw his attention.
没有人可以用哼歌来吸引他的注意.
🌱 联想助记
【记】him-他,hum-哼曲子:他会哼曲子
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
hum
v
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1
(a) [I] make a low steady continuous sound like that made by bees 发嗡嗡声（如蜜蜂的声音）.
(b) [I] utter a slight sound, esp of hesitation 发嗯嗯声（尤表示犹豫）.
(c) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (to sb) sing (a tune) with closed lips 哼（曲子）
She was humming (away) to herself. 她在低声哼唱.
I don't know the words of the song but I can hum it to you. 我不知道这首歌的歌词, 但我可以哼给你听.
2 [I, Ipr] (infml 口) be in a state of activity 活跃
make things hum 使事情显得有生气
The whole place was humming (with life) when we arrived. 我们到达时, 到处是繁忙的景象.
3 [I] (sl 俚) smell unpleasantly 发出臭味.
4 (idm 习语) ,hum and `ha; ,hum and `haw (infml 口) take a long time to make a decision; hesitate 踌躇再三; 迟疑
We hummed and ha'd for ages before deciding to buy the house. 我们犹豫了很久, 才决定买这所房子. hum, n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 humming sound, esp of an insect; indistinct murmur, esp of many voices （尤指昆虫的）营营声, 嗡嗡声; （尤指混杂的）模糊而连续的声音
the hum of bees, of distant traffic, of machines 蜜蜂的嗡嗡声、 远处车辆的呜呜声、 机器的隆隆声
the hum of conversation in the next room 隔壁房间里嗡嗡的谈话声.
2 (sl 俚) bad smell 臭味. hum, interj (used to indicate hesitation 用以表示犹豫).
🎯 考研助记
哼么(谐音): 嗡嗡叫 hum-humor:所谓幽默就是 嗡嗡叫 网友：yqy 补充：“傻母”（谐音）：喊“傻母”只能嗡嗡叫，以免她听到 网友：yqy 补充：几条火腿（ham）拥抱（hug）在一起唱曲子（hum）;“whom”：谁在那里m（取m音，嗡嗡的听不清）？
🔁 扩展释义
*[hʌm]n. 嗡嗡声, 哼声, 杂声vi. 发低哼声vt. 哼, 用哼声表示interj. 哼, 嗯【医】 哼鸣
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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They lived by hunting and by gathering roots, nuts and wild fruits.
他们靠狩猎和采集根茎、坚果和野果为生。
I had not laughed since I became deaf.
我耳聋后就从来没有笑过。
We spent some time looking around under the trees for some wood.
我们花了些时间在树下四周找木柴。