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

• Stop whispering, you two!
  你们俩别交头接耳了！
• People are whispering that the boss has been having it off with his secretary.
  人们在悄悄议论，老板和他的女秘书一直有不正当的男女关系。
• 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。
• One of the two men was leaning over her shoulder and was whispering to her.
  两个青年中有一个俯首在她肩后跟她窃窃私语。
• Then I am calling your name gently, so gently that I am like whispering.
  于是，我用心轻轻的呼唤着你，轻轻的近似耳语。
• 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。
• My brother gave me a light farewell embrace, whispering that he loves me and prays for me.
  戴夫同我轻轻地拥别，在我耳边悄声说，他爱我并为我祈祷。
• What are you two girls whispering about?
  你们两个小姑娘在嘁嘁喳喳地说些什么呀？
• I hate our house for whispering.
  我讨厌我们的房子小声嚷嚷。
• Do you know what they are whispering behind doors?
  你知道他们在门背后说些什么话吗？