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

• The good news for you is that in office life, as in games, daring grunts can sometimes take matters into their own hands – especially when no one is watching.
  对你来说，好消息是，在办公室里如同参加比赛一样，胆子大的员工有时可以自行处理事情&尤其是四下无人注意的时候。
• You know, you can fire as many of us grunts as you want.
  你知道，你可以随便的说炒就炒掉我们。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• People once thought of the languages of backward groups as savage, undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans.
  人们曾经认为一个落后群体的语言是原始的，未开化的言语方式，主要包括咕哝和呻吟。
• The only sound is the squeaking of sneakers, the echoing tempo of ping-pong balls, and occasional grunts from the players.
  场馆里唯一能听到的声音，就是运动鞋的嘎吱声，乒乓球有节奏的回响声，以及运动员偶尔的嘟囔声。
• He grunts like a rutting hog.
  他都叫得像只发情的狗一样。
• Loud grunts were coming from the pig sty.
  很响的咕噜声从猪圈传出。
• Fish communicate with each other in a secret language of grunts, growls, chirps and pops, researchers in New Zealand have discovered.
  新西兰研究人员发现，鱼类之间可以通过咕哝、低吼、啁啾和爆破音相互交谈。