n.低语;窃窃私语;飒飒的声音
vi.低声说;窃窃私语;飒飒地响
vt.耳语;私语
There is no word, no whisper, no cry. 这里没有消息,没有低语,没有呼唤。
I heard the whisper of wind in the pines. 我听见风吹过松林间飒飒作响。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)The children were whispering in the corner. 孩子们正在角落里低声耳语。
You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you. 你们得低声说,否则他会听到。
She whisper to me so no one else will hear. 她低声跟我说话以免别人听见。
It is bad manners to whisper in company. 在众人面前窃窃私语是不礼貌的行为。
Don't you know it's rude to whisper? 难道你不知道窃窃私语是不礼貌的吗?
The wind was whispering in the roof. 屋顶上风声飒飒。
用作及物动词 (vt.)Fatso leaned over to whisper in her ear. 胖子欠身对她耳语几句。
They love to whisper intimately. 他们爱亲密地耳语。
When the teacher turned around , they began to whisper. 老师一转过身去,他们就开始窃窃私语。
whisper的基本意思是“低声说”“耳语”,指轻柔地或悄悄地说话,也可指只作出说话的口形和语气,但没有出声。引申可表示“流传”“悄悄地传开”“告密”。
whisper可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词或that从句作宾语。也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可由介词to引出,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语,还可引出直接引语。
whisper可用于被动结构。
n.(名词)whisper用作名词时意思是“低语,耳语,私语”,引申还可表示“传闻,谣言”,是可数名词,常与不定冠词a连用,可用于复数形式。
whisper还可作“轻柔的飒飒风声”解,只用于单数形式。