humming

英 [ˈhʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˈhʌmɪŋ]

v. 哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的现在分词

现在分词：humming　复数：hummings　

BNC.35061 / COCA.25139

柯林斯词典

VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
If somethinghums, it makes a low continuous noise.
1. The birds sang, the bees hummed...
  鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
2. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again...
  用不了5小时，设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
3. There was a low humming sound in the sky.
  空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
4. Humis also a noun.
5. ...the hum of traffic...
  嘈杂的车流声
6. There was a general hum of conversation around them.
  他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。
VERB 哼（曲子）
When youhuma tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
1. She was humming a merry little tune...
  她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
2. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
  他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
If you say that a placehums, you mean that it is full of activity.
1. The place is really beginning to hum...
  这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
2. On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
  周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
Humis sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
1. Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
  嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
See also:ho hum

noun

The rooms are crammed with humming Xerox machines.
那些房间里摆满了嗡嗡作响的复印机。
She was humming a song to herself.
她独自哼着歌。
He was humming a song to himself.
他自己在哼唱着一支歌。
Bees are humming [ buzzing] around from flower to flower.
蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。
Humming "the sky was azure," a line from a folk song, he felt wonderfully at ease.
“蓝格莹莹的天”，他哼了声民歌，心里觉得很舒服。
I heard the Coca-Cola machine motor humming even before I saw it.
甚至在看见可口可乐机之前就听到了其马达发出的嗡嗡声。
My ears are tingling [ humming; ringing; singing].
我耳鸣。
There is a very slight humming feeling in your body. The wind carried the hum of distant traffic.
在你身体中有一种非常轻微的嗡嗡声。风传来了远处过往车辆的嗡嗡声。
But then even a good cover version can get you humming.
但是，哪怕是一首好的翻唱版也是会让你不由自主哼起来的。
His constant humming is really beginning to get on my nerves.
他不停的哼唱真的让我开始觉得心烦意乱。