whispering

英 [ˈwɪspərɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɪspərɪŋ]

v.  耳语; 低语; 私语; 小声说; 私下说; 秘密告诉; 悄声暗示; 沙沙作响; 发飒飒声
whisper的现在分词

复数：whisperings　现在分词：whispering　

BNC.24900 / COCA.25252

柯林斯词典

• VERB 低声说;悄悄说;耳语
  When youwhisper, you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you.
  1. 'Keep your voice down,' I whispered...
     我轻声说：“小声点儿。”
  2. She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear...
     她坐在罗西的膝盖上，听他低声耳语。
  3. He whispered the message to David...
     他悄声把这个消息告诉了戴维。
  4. Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal...
     一些人在窃窃私语，说那种电影是非法的。
  5. She whispered his name.
     她轻轻说出他的名字。
  6. Whisperis also a noun.
     
  7. Men were talking in whispers in every office.
     每间办公室里人们都在窃窃私语。
• VERB 私下谈论；谣传
  If peoplewhisperabout a piece of information, they talk about it, although it might not be true or accurate, or might be a secret.
  1. Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together...
     今天，我们听到未成年少女怀孕时不会再感到惊讶，也不会再去私下谈论谁谁未婚同居。
  2. It is whispered that he intended to resign...
     据传他打算辞职。
  3. But don't whisper a word of that.
     但是私下里对那件事什么也不要说。
  4. Whisperis also a noun.
     
  5. I've heard a whisper that the Bishop intends to leave.
     我听到有谣传说主教打算离开。
• VERB 发出低沉而轻微的声音；沙沙（或飒飒）作响
  If somethingwhispers, it makes a low quiet sound which can only just be heard.
  1. The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting...
     冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛，沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。
  2. The car's tires whispered through the puddles.
     穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。
  3. ...whispering ceiling fans.
     嗡嗡响着的吊扇
  4. Whisperis also a noun.
     
  5. They heard the whisper of leaves.
     他们听见了树叶的低语。

英英释义

noun

• speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
  Synonym:whispersusurrationvoicelessness
• a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
  Synonym:rustlerustlingwhisper

adj

• making a low continuous indistinct sound
  1. like murmuring waves
  2. susurrant voices
  Synonym:murmuringsusurrant

双语例句

• When I saw them whispering to each other, I knew there was something funny going on.
  我看见他们相互耳语时，我就知道他们又要玩什么鬼花样了。
• I heard you two whispering so I know you must be up to something.
  我听见你们俩嘀嘀咕咕的就知道没做什么好事。
• The actress'voice, very low and very soft, made the audience give up whispering and listen.
  女演员的嗓音很低很柔和，使得观众停止低声交谈而留心倾听。
• I hate our house for whispering.
  我讨厌我们的房子小声嚷嚷。
• Tom: lisa? We're not trying to eavesdrop, but we can hear you whispering.
  汤姆：丽莎？我们不想偷听，但是我们听到你们在窃窃私语。
• I was told to be very quiet and the boys and my mother started whispering to each other.
  我被责令保持安静，而妈妈和哥哥们开始彼此交头接耳。
• Intoxicated by the awe and rapture in that "oh!" he went on, whispering.
  陶醉于这一声“啊！”所包含的敬畏和狂喜，他低声地继续说。
• Do you know what they are whispering behind doors?
  你知道他们在门背后说些什么话吗？
• Thy breath comes to me whispering an impossible hope.
  你的气息向我低语出一个不可能的希望。
• The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting
  冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛，沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。