grunts

英 [ɡrʌnts]

美 [ɡrʌnts]

v.  发出呼噜声; 发出哼声; 咕哝; 嘟哝
grunt的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （尤指因为烦恼或不感兴趣）咕噜，嘟哝着说
  If yougrunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something.
  1. The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy...
     司机嘟哝了一声，认定迈克尔是发疯了。
  2. 'Rubbish,' I grunted...
     “废话，”我嘟哝了一声。
  3. He grunted his thanks.
     他嘟哝着道了谢。
  4. Gruntis also a noun.
     
  5. Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.
     他们所谓的回答不过是表示承认的咕哝罢了。
• VERB （动物）发出哼声，发出咕噜声
  When an animalgrunts, it makes a low rough noise.
  1. ...the sound of a pig grunting.
     猪发出的呼噜声

双语例句

• He spoke in a series of grunts and hisses.
  他说出一连串的咕噜和嘶嘶声。
• Most seasonal variations in the acoustic parameters of knocks and grunts can be explained by the effect of temperature on sonic muscles and central vocal control circuits.
  敲击声和呼噜声的声音参数中的季节性变化，多数可以解释为发声肌肉和中央声音控制回路的温度效应。
• Pahh! Grunts, put the rest of those peasant rabble back in chains.
  哈！咕哝兽，把剩下的贱民锁回去。
• Death metal vocals are often guttural roars, grunts, snarls, and low gurgles colloquially called death grunts or death growls.
  死亡金属的唱腔常用喉吼、哼、嗥、低咯，也通俗地称作死腔。
• That's not bad for a couple grunts.
  算是两名好军人吧！
• The hippo greets Tonie, in particular, with special grunts and flicking ears whenever she sees him and follows him like a dog wherever he goes.
  杰西卡最喜欢的还是托尼，每次看到托尼，她都发出特殊的咕噜声并拍打着两只耳朵以示欢迎，还象小狗一样跟着托尼，托尼走到哪里她就跟到哪里。
• Which is worth more: a star or seven grunts?
  谁更有价值：是一位明星还是七位普通员工？
• Warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout.
  暖水海洋鱼，包含石首鱼、石鲈和海鳟。
• He grunts like a rutting hog.
  他都叫得像只发情的狗一样。
• I remind myself to look for glazed expressions, noncommittal grunts, or darting eyes.
  我会提醒自己察看对方是否表情木然、语言含含糊糊或目光不定。