新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hum

英  [hʌm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 连续低沉的声音

    A hum is a low continuous noise.

    双语例句

    例:

    the hum of traffic.

    低沉的车流声。

    VERB. 动词
  • hums , humming , hummed

    1[I 不及物动词] 发出连续低沉的声音

    If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.

    双语例句

    例:

    The birds sang, the bees hummed.

    鸟儿唱,蜂儿鸣。

    2[I 不及物动词] 哼(曲子)

    When you hum, or hum a tune, you sing a tune with your lips closed.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was humming a merry little tune.

    她轻轻地哼着一首欢快的小曲儿。

    3[I 不及物动词] (地方)繁忙

    If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.

    双语例句

    例:

    The place is really beginning to hum.

    这个地方真的开始热闹繁忙起来了。