hummed

英 [hʌmd]

美 [hʌmd]

v. 哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
If somethinghums, it makes a low continuous noise.
1. The birds sang, the bees hummed...
  鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
2. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again...
  用不了5小时，设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
3. There was a low humming sound in the sky.
  空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
4. Humis also a noun.
5. ...the hum of traffic...
  嘈杂的车流声
6. There was a general hum of conversation around them.
  他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。
VERB 哼（曲子）
When youhuma tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
1. She was humming a merry little tune...
  她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
2. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
  他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
If you say that a placehums, you mean that it is full of activity.
1. The place is really beginning to hum...
  这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
2. On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
  周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
Humis sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
1. Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
  嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
See also:ho hum

Ben Franklin, seven years old, hummed softly.
七岁的本·富兰克林柔声哼着小调。
He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
He hummed and hawed for quite a while, failing to come out with any convincing argument.
他支吾了半天，也没有说出个令人信服的论点来。
Cars honked and hummed in the road.
汽车鸣着喇叭，在公路上唰唰行驶。
He hummed and hawed for a while, but failed to come up with a convincing argument.
他吭哧了半天，也没有说出个子午卯酉。
I wonder if, at last, you are tired of my song that you hummed to yourself while walking through the field.
我不知道，你在田野中穿行时低声吟唱的我的那支歌，是否终于使你厌倦了？
He hummed the tune to me.
他给我哼唱了这支曲子。
Presently he was met by an elderly parson astride on a gray mare, who, as he rode, hummed a wandering tune.
过了一会儿，有一个上了年纪的牧师，骑着一匹灰色的母马，用一种拿不准的语。
Industry hummed along that way for many years. Then it all changed, quickly.
整个行业沿着这个方向发展了很多年，但很快一切都变了。
The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.
那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着，发动机空转着，里程表空走着。