mumble學測 L5KK [ˈmʌmbəl] ｜ /ˈmʌmbəl/
喃喃自語；含糊說話·低語聲；不清楚的話
說話含糊不清,學測情境對話常考詞
The little boy was too shy to look up, so he began to mumble his name to the teacher.
那個小男孩害羞到不敢抬頭,只好對老師含糊地說出自己的名字。
一個畫面：嘴巴半開含糊出聲
嘴巴微張嘴巴只張開一點,聲音悶著出不來
含糊帶過字句黏在一起,讓人聽不清楚
聲音低沉說話音量壓低,像自言自語
義項
害羞低語B2verb喃喃自語；含糊說話
John felt afraid and could only mumble his answer.
John 很害怕,只能含糊地說出答案。
mumble an answermumble your words
隔壁低語B2noun低語聲；不清楚的話
I heard a soft mumble from the next room.
我聽到隔壁房間傳來一陣低語聲。
a soft mumblea low mumble
片語
mumble under one's breath低聲咕噥 →小聲嘀咕,難以聽清
mumble a reply含糊回話 →隨口含糊地回答
你會不會這樣說？
He was too shy to answer, so he began to ___ his name. (mumble / grumble)
看答案
mumble
mumble 指說話含糊不清,grumble 指抱怨不滿。
'I heard a soft mumble from the next room.' 這裡的 mumble 是什麼詞性？(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞
看答案
(B)
此句 mumble 前有 a,是名詞用法。
字族
mumbling 含糊不清的（形容詞）