['wɪspə(r)]['wɪspər]
  • n. 低语;窃窃私语;飒飒的声音
  • vi. 低声说;窃窃私语;飒飒地响
  • vt. 耳语;私语
  • 记忆方法

    万物拟声法
    拟声词。来源于史前日耳曼语khwis-(嘶嘶声)。=【同源词】whistle
    谐音记忆法
    谐音:胃撕破了,只能【轻声耳语】
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I or T ] 小声说话;低语;耳语
      2. [ + that ] 私下里说;传闻
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C ] 小声说话;低语;耳语
      2. [ S ] 沙沙声;飒飒声
      3. [ C ] 传闻;私下的议论

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T ] 小声说话;低语;耳语

      She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

      她俯身对他耳语了些什么。

      What are you two girls whispering about?

      你们两个女孩子在窃窃私语些什么?

      “Where are the toilets?” she whispered.

      “洗手间在哪里?”她低声问道。

      It's rude to whisper!

      窃窃私语是不礼貌的!

    2. [ + that ] 私下里说;传闻

      People are whispering that she's going to retire next year.

      人们私下里说她明年要退休了。

    noun(名词)
    1. [ C ] 小声说话;低语;耳语

      I heard whispers outside my room.

      我听见有人在我房间外窃窃私语。

      She said it in a whisper so I presumed it wasn't common knowledge. “You see,” she said, lowering her voice to a whisper, “he hasn't been well recently.”

      她说这件事时声音很小,所以我推断并不是人人都知道。“你知道,”她说着就把声音压得很低,“他最近身体一直不太好。”

    2. [ S ] 沙沙声;飒飒声

      The silence was broken only by the whisper of the leaves in the gentle breeze.

      这片寂静被微风吹拂树叶的沙沙声打破了。

    3. [ C ] 传闻;私下的议论

      I've heard a whisper that they're heading for divorce.

      我听人们私下里说他们要离婚。

    小知识

    Psst! When you speak very quietly, so that hardly anyone can hear, you're whispering, or speaking in a whisper.

    A whisper is the opposite of a shout. When teachers talk about using your outside voice (when you're outside) and your inside voice (for speaking normally), the whisper is even quieter than the inside voice. This word can apply to other sounds too: you could say the wind is whispering. Whispers really do sound a lot like “Psst psst psst” to anyone who can't hear the exact words. You're likely to hear a lot of whispering in the library.

    实用短语

    1. careless whisper

      无心快语,无心的呢喃,不走脑子小声讲

    2. whisper of the heart

      心之谷,侧耳倾听,梦幻街少女,侧耳谛听

    3. almost a whisper

      呢喃呓语,私语,轻语,耳边私语

    4. gentle whisper

      絮絮私语,云之巅

    5. whisper of the wind

      风之语,风之低吟,风的呢喃

    6. careless whisper – wham

      无心呢喃,无心快语,欧美金唱盘,无意呢喃

    7. whisper not

      不要耳语

    8. a whisper of love

      一声柔情蜜意的低语,爱的细语,爱的耳语,唱片名

    9. give me a whisper

      给我一句呢喃,给我悄悄说点什么,给我点哨音,和我嘀咕几句

    常用短语

    1. in a whisper

      低声地,悄声地

    单词用法

    单词解说1
    whisper的基本意思是“低声说”“耳语”,指轻柔地或悄悄地说话,也可指只作出说话的口形和语气,但没有出声。引申可表示“流传”“悄悄地传开”“告密”。
    单词解说2
    whisper可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词或that从句作宾语。也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可由介词to引出,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语,还可引出直接引语。
    词语辨析
    以下这些动词均有”低语”的意思
    murmur:通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。
    mutter:多指别人不易听到的低语。
    whisper:通常指耳语、窃窃私语。

    同义词辨析

    murmur, mutter, whisper

    这些动词均有”低语”之意。

    • murmur: 通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音。
    • mutter: 多指别人不易听到的低语。
    • whisper: 通常指耳语、窃窃私语。

    同义词

    n.耳语;私语

    mumble  /  mutter  /  murmur

    其他释义

    buzz  /  undertone  /  mutter  /  sigh  /  breathe  /  breath  /  lip  /  murmur  /  mumble

    反义词

    vt. & vi.低语;低声说出

    shout

    其他释义

    shout

    同根词

    词根:whisper

    adj.

    whispered低声的;耳语的

    whispering传播流言蜚语的;发飒飒声的(等于whispery)

    n.

    whispering低语;流言;飒飒声

    whisperer窃窃私语的人;拨弄是非的人;告密者

    v.

    whispered窃窃私语(whisper的过去分词);低声地说