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

• They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.
  他们低声耳语惟恐被人听见。
• 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。
• They were talking in whispers.
  他们在悄声地谈话。
• I think you were sent to me by God, 'she whispers.
  我想你是上帝送给我的。她小声说道。
• Then she went next door to fetch another servant. I could hear her whispers.
  她答道，然后到隔壁屋里叫来了另一个仆人，我能听得到她悄悄的说话声。
• Whispers of heavenly death murmur'd I hear.
  我听见神圣的死亡的喃喃低语。
• I heard them talk in whispers all the time at the meeting.
  我听见他们会议期间一直小声说话。
• 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。
• I heard the whispers.
  我听见有人轻声说。
• I've heard whispers that he's leaving.
  我听人传说他要走。