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美音:[hʌm ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[hʌm ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
v.嗡嗡叫,哼 n.嗡嗡声,吵杂声

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hum为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:hummer 动词过去式:hummed 过去分词:hummed 现在分词:humming 第三人称单数:hums 形容词:hummable

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/hʌm; hʌm/
v (-mm-)
1 (a) [I] make a low steady continuous sound like that made by bees 发嗡嗡声(如蜜蜂的声音).
(b) [I] utter a slight sound, esp of hesitation 发嗯嗯声(尤表示犹豫).
(c) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (to sb) sing (a tune) with closed lips 哼(曲子)
*She was humming (away) to herself. 她在低声哼唱.
* I don't know the words of the song but I can hum it to you. 我不知道这首歌的歌词, 但我可以哼给你听.
2 [I, Ipr] (infml 口) be in a state of activity 活跃
*make things hum 使事情显得有生气
* The whole place was humming (with life) when we arrived. 我们到达时, 到处是繁忙的景象.
3 [I] (sl 俚) smell unpleasantly 发出臭味.
4 (idm 习语) ,hum and `ha; ,hum and `haw (infml 口) take a long time to make a decision; hesitate 踌躇再三; 迟疑
*We hummed and ha'd for ages before deciding to buy the house. 我们犹豫了很久, 才决定买这所房子.

n (usu sing 通常作单数)
1 humming sound, esp of an insect; indistinct murmur, esp of many voices (尤指昆虫的)营营声, 嗡嗡声; (尤指混杂的)模糊而连续的声音
*the hum of bees, of distant traffic, of machines 蜜蜂的嗡嗡声、远处车辆的呜呜声、机器的隆隆声
* the hum of conversation in the next room 隔壁房间里嗡嗡的谈话声.
2 (sl 俚) bad smell 臭味.

interj (used to indicate hesitation 用以表示犹豫).

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The ranat thum () is a low pitched xylophone] used in the music of Thailand. It has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator.