whispers
基本解釋
- n.低語;竊竊私語;颯颯的聲音
- vi.低聲說;竊竊私語;颯颯地響
- vt.耳語;私語
詞源解說
- 直接源自古英語的hwisprian,意為低聲細(xì)語。
用法辨析
- whisper的基本意思是“低聲說”“耳語”,指輕柔地或悄悄地說話,也可指只作出說話的口形和語氣,但沒有出聲。引申可表示“流傳”“悄悄地傳開”“告密”。
- whisper可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞、代詞或that從句作賓語。也可接雙賓語,其間接賓語可由介詞to引出,還可接以動詞不定式充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語,還可引出直接引語。
- whisper可用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。
- whisper用作名詞時意思是“低語,耳語,私語”,引申還可表示“傳聞,謠言”,是可數(shù)名詞,常與不定冠詞a連用,可用于復(fù)數(shù)形式。
- whisper還可作“輕柔的颯颯風(fēng)聲”解,只用于單數(shù)形式。
v. (動詞)
n. (名詞)
英漢例句
- Did she whisper in your ear at the meeting?
開會時,她跟你私下交談了嗎? - She whispered a reply.
她低聲地做了回答。 - He whispered that he had got a new job.
他低聲說他已找到了新工作。 - It is whispered that he is heavily in debt.
據(jù)傳聞他負(fù)債累累。 - “Listen!”she whispered.
她悄聲說:“聽!” - He whispered the news to me.
他私下告訴我這個消息。 - She whispered to me that his temperature was up again.
她低聲對我說他的體溫又上升了。 - I whispered him not to make any noise.
我低聲告訴他別出聲。 - I heard a whisper that he had been admitted to a university.
我聽傳聞他已考入了大學(xué)。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+that-clause
It is/was ~ed+that-clause
引出直接引語
用作雙賓動詞: S+~+ n./pron. +to pron./n.
S+~+(to) n./pron. +that-clause
用作賓補(bǔ)動詞: S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- whisper a few words 低聲說幾句
- whisper affectionately 深情地低聲說話
- whisper audibly 出聲地竊竊私語
- whisper breathlessly 有氣無力地低聲說話
- whisper brokenly 不完整地低聲說話
- whisper eagerly 熱切地低聲說話