whisper ['hwispə] US UK

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v. 耳语,轻声说;偷偷告诉

n. 耳语,轻声说

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verb

1.
【释义】

[I,T] to speak or say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice

悄声说; 低语; 耳语:

【例句】

You don't have to whisper, no one can hear us.

你不必轻声轻语,没人听得到我们说话。

【例句】

What are you two whispering about over there?

你们两人在那边嘀咕什么?

【例句】

James leaned over to whisper something to Michael.

詹姆斯俯身跟迈克尔低声说了点什么。

【例句】

'I've missed you,' he whispered in her ear .

“我想你了。”他在她耳边低语道。

2.
【释义】

[T] to say or suggest something privately or secretly

〔私下或秘密地〕传说〔某事〕:

【例句】

Staff were whispering that the company was about to go out of business.

员工私下在传,说公司要倒闭了。

noun

1.
【释义】

a very quiet voice you make using your breath and no sound

低语; 耳语:

【例句】

'Where are we going?' he asked in a whisper.

“我们要到哪里去?”他低声问道。

2.
【释义】

a piece of news or information that has not been officially announced and may or may not be true

传闻,谣言;

【例句】

The first whisper of the redundancies came from the newspapers.

最初的裁员消息来自报纸。

【例句】

There are whispers that the actor was seen checking into a hospital last week.

有传言说上周有人看见那名演员住进了医院。

3.
【释义】

whisper of sth, [literary] a low soft sound made by something such as the wind

〔风等的〕飒飒声,低语

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