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(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. hum, 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. hum, interj (used to indicate hesitation 用以表示犹豫).
Once on the boat, they were taken bolow and their chains were fixed to two bars that ran the length of the ship.
一上船,他们就被带进底舱,他们的镣铐就被拴在两根从船的一头伸到另一头的铁杆上。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.