whispers

英 [ˈwɪspəz]

美 [ˈwɪspərz]

v.  耳语; 低语; 私语; 小声说; 私下说; 秘密告诉; 悄声暗示; 沙沙作响; 发飒飒声
whisper的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 低声说;悄悄说;耳语
  When youwhisper, you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you.
  1. 'Keep your voice down,' I whispered...
     我轻声说：“小声点儿。”
  2. She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear...
     她坐在罗西的膝盖上，听他低声耳语。
  3. He whispered the message to David...
     他悄声把这个消息告诉了戴维。
  4. Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal...
     一些人在窃窃私语，说那种电影是非法的。
  5. She whispered his name.
     她轻轻说出他的名字。
  6. Whisperis also a noun.
     
  7. Men were talking in whispers in every office.
     每间办公室里人们都在窃窃私语。
• VERB 私下谈论；谣传
  If peoplewhisperabout a piece of information, they talk about it, although it might not be true or accurate, or might be a secret.
  1. Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together...
     今天，我们听到未成年少女怀孕时不会再感到惊讶，也不会再去私下谈论谁谁未婚同居。
  2. It is whispered that he intended to resign...
     据传他打算辞职。
  3. But don't whisper a word of that.
     但是私下里对那件事什么也不要说。
  4. Whisperis also a noun.
     
  5. I've heard a whisper that the Bishop intends to leave.
     我听到有谣传说主教打算离开。
• VERB 发出低沉而轻微的声音；沙沙（或飒飒）作响
  If somethingwhispers, it makes a low quiet sound which can only just be heard.
  1. The cold breeze moved through the bushes around him, whispering just loud enough to obscure the chanting...
     冷飕飕的风吹动着他周边的矮树丛，沙沙声刚好盖过了吟唱的声音。
  2. The car's tires whispered through the puddles.
     穿过水坑时汽车的轮胎发出呜呜声。
  3. ...whispering ceiling fans.
     嗡嗡响着的吊扇
  4. Whisperis also a noun.
     
  5. They heard the whisper of leaves.
     他们听见了树叶的低语。

双语例句

• Everyone was talking in whispers, and I could tell something was up.
  人人讲话都轻轻的，我可以肯定发生了什么事。
• It whispers no, this will be the last.
  它低语：不记得了，一切都过去了。
• And now she's talking about seeing black smoke and hearing whispers.
  现在她又来说黑烟和听到细语的事。
• There were whispers that you'd been killed. I've been living with unbearable dread.
  有人说你被杀了。我一直活在无法忍受的恐惧中。
• We discussed the situation in hushed whispers.
  我们窃窃私语地讨论了形势。
• Listen, my heart, to the whispers of the world with which it makes love to you.
  静静地听，我的心，听那世界的低语，这是它对你求爱的表示。
• The villagers began to gather, loitering a moment in the vestibule to converse in whispers about the sad event.
  村里的人们开始集合，在走廊里逗留了片刻的工夫，以便互相耳语，谈谈这桩不幸的事情。
• They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.
  他们低声耳语惟恐被人听见。
• She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him.
  她走近站在其椅子背后的土著男孩，向他耳语了几句。
• I heard the whispers.
  我听见有人轻声说。