whisper

whisperwhisperD.J.:[ˈhwispə]K.K.:[ˈhwɪspɚ, ˈwɪs-]vt. & vi.1.■低声说, 耳语, 嘀咕Did she whisper in your ear at the meeting?开会时, 她跟你私下交谈了吗?She whispered a story.她低声讲故事。He whispered that he had got a new job.他低声说他已找到了新工作。He whispered the news to me.他私下告诉我这个消息。I whispered him not to make any noise.我低声告诉他别出声。She whispered to me that his temperature was up again.她低声对我说他的体温又上升了。vi.1.■沙沙地响The wind was whispering in the pines.风在松林中沙沙作响。n.1.■轻柔的飒飒(风)声; 低语, 耳语, 私语They were talking in whispers.他们在悄悄地谈话。This fine engine makes only a whisper when running at full speed.这部优良的发动机全速开动时也只发出一点点沙沙声。2.■传闻, 谣言I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。

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whisper['hwispə]vi.1.■低声地说：Stop whispering in pairs.别交头接耳了。2.■耳语，窃窃私语；密谈：to whisper to someone对某人耳语3.■(树叶等)发出沙沙声；(风等)发出飒飒声vt.1.■低声低语地讲：The girl came in and whispered something in the teacher's ear.那个女孩进来对老师耳语了几句。2.■私下说；秘密地告诉：What happened in the factory is being whispered about the neighborhood.工厂里发生的事正在附近居民中私下传说。3.■【语言学】耳语式发音(指声带不发出振动的一种发音方法)n.1.■低声细语2.■3.■悄悄话4.■传闻；谣传；暗示5.■沙沙声；飒飒声6.■微量，少许7.■【语言学】耳语音give someone the whisper给某人以暗示；对某人说悄悄话in the pig's whisper[口语]低声地一会儿，不大的功夫[亦作 in less than the pig's whisper]stage whisper(舞台上的)旁白故意讲给别人听的耳语

whisperwhisper[ˈ(h)wispə]vi.1.■低语; 耳语2.■(树叶等)作沙沙声; 作飒飒声3.■悄悄说whisper to one's neighbor向邻座人耳语The wind whispered in forest.风在林中飒飒作响。

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词性变化whisper[ˈ(h)wispə]vt.1.■低声述说; 秘密告诉It is whispered that ...据秘密传闻She whispered the news in my ear.她对我悄悄说了这个消息。whisper[ˈ(h)wispə]n.1.■耳语; 私语2.■秘密的传闻3.■沙沙声; 飒飒声4.■悄悄话5.■微量speak in a whisper低声说Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced.几乎一点点关心也未曾表示过。

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继承用法whisperern.1.■低声说话的人; 拨弄是非的人; 告密者; [美](剧中)提词人