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

• Loud grunts were coming from the pig sty.
  很响的咕噜声从猪圈传出。
• That's not bad for a couple grunts.
  算是两名好军人吧！
• While many Gamorreans understand alien languages, their voice boxes permit them only to speak in their native tongue of grunts, oinks and squeals.
  虽然许多盖莫尔人懂得异星语言，但他们的喉头让他们只能发出呼噜声、哼声、和尖叫声来说家乡的方言。
• 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。
• In your shoes I'd definitely keep the seven grunts.
  假如站在你的立场上，我肯定会保留那七位普通员工。
• I remind myself to look for glazed expressions, noncommittal grunts, or darting eyes.
  我会提醒自己察看对方是否表情木然、语言含含糊糊或目光不定。
• He spoke in a series of grunts and hisses.
  他说出一连串的咕噜和嘶嘶声。
• After sunset, I hear the bellowing snorts and grunts of several moose in rut.
  太阳下山后，我听到好几只发情期的驼鹿的低吼声和呼噜声。
• 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。
• Most seasonal variations in the acoustic parameters of knocks and grunts can be explained by the effect of temperature on sonic muscles and central vocal control circuits.
  敲击声和呼噜声的声音参数中的季节性变化，多数可以解释为发声肌肉和中央声音控制回路的温度效应。