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hum

[hʌm]hummed, humming, hums

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humming[1932] hums[432]
哼(42%),嗡嗡声(30%),活跃(12%),杂声(8%),哼声(5%),发低哼声(3%)
n.嗡嗡声;哼声;杂声
vt.用哼声表示
int.哼;嗯
vi.发低哼声
n.(Hum)人名;(匈、塞、英)胡姆;(东南亚国家华语)湛
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/hʌ̱m/
1
[VERB 动词]发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声 If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise.
  [V]
  [V-ing]
  [oft the N of n]
  • The birds sang, the bees hummed...

    鸟儿叫,蜂儿鸣。

  • 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。

  • There was a low humming sound in the sky.

    空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。

  • Hum is also a noun.
    • ...the hum of traffic...

      嘈杂的车流声

    • There was a general hum of conversation around them.

      他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。

2
[VERB 动词]哼(曲子) When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
  [V n]
  [V]
  • She was humming a merry little tune...

    她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。

  • 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。

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  • The guard stopped his humming and turned his head sharply.

    守卫停止了哼唱,猛地转过头。

3
[VERB 动词](地方)热闹,活跃,繁忙 If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity.
  [V]
  [V with n]
  • The place is really beginning to hum...

    这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。

  • 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。

4
[CONVENTION 惯用语](踌躇时发出的声音)嗯,呃 Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
  • Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.

    嗯,很抱歉,我以为你是法国人。

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See also:
ho hum
hum and haw→see:
haw

    Oxford
    hum / hʌm ; NAmE hʌm /
    verb
    ,
    noun
    hum hums hummed humming
    verb ( -mm- ) 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to sing a tune with your lips closed 哼(曲子) She was humming softly to herself. 她在轻声哼着曲子。 humsth What's that tune you're humming? 你哼的是什么曲子? collocationsat
    music
    2 [intransitive ] to make a low continuous sound 发嗡嗡声 The computers were humming away. 计算机在嗡嗡作响。 3 [intransitive ] to be full of activity 活跃;繁忙 The streets were beginning to hum with life. 街道开始热闹起来。 IDIOM ˌhum and ˈhaw ( BrE) ( NAmE ˌhem and ˈhaw ) ( informal) to take a long time to make a decision or before you say sth 犹豫不决;支支吾吾;嗯嗯呃呃
    noun [singular ] hum(of sth) a low continuous sound 嗡嗡声;嘈杂声 the hum of bees/traffic/voices 蜜蜂的嗡嗡声;车辆的呜呜声;人的嘈杂声 The room filled with the hum of conversation. 房间里充满了嘈杂的谈话声。 hum / hʌm ; NAmE hʌm /
    LDC
    hum1 verb
    hum2 noun
    humhum1 /hʌm/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle hummed, present participle humming)
    Word Origin
    Verb Table
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    Collocations
    1[intransitive, transitive] to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closedhum to yourself Tony was humming to himself as he drove along. He began to hum a tune.2[intransitive] to make a low continuous sound:  Machines hummed on the factory floor.3[intransitive] if a place hums, it is full of activity – use this to show approvalbusy:  By nine o'clock, the restaurant was humming.hum with The streets were humming with life.4 hum and haw British English to take a long time deciding what to say or dohesitate SYN hem and haw American English
    hum1 verb
    hum2 noun
    humhum2 noun [singular]
    Examples
    Thesaurus
    Collocations
    1a low continuous soundhum of the distant hum of traffic see thesaurus at
    sound
    2hum of excitement/approval etc the sound of people talking because they are excited etc

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