1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]SAY to make short sounds or say a few words in a roughvoice, when you do not want to talk 〔在不愿意讲话时〕发出哼声;嘟哝着说
He just grunted and carried on reading his book.
他只是哼了一声,继续看他的书。
2[intransitiveI]CHBA if a person or animalgrunts, they make short low sounds in their throat 发出咕噜声
Grunting with effort, she lifted me up.
她哼哧着费力地把我抱起来。
Examples from the Corpus
grunt• ""What about a stripywallpaper for this room?'' ""I dunno, '' he grunted.• Fabio grunted, and helped himself to beans.• A soldier fell on her, grunting and rooting.• He studied his hands, grunted, and stood up.• Wilcox grunted contemptuously, as if he had expected no better.• He just grunted "Hi" and kept walking.• Ballantyne grunted indifferently Mitchell put his cup to his mouth.• There was a knock on the door, and when he gruntedmuffledassent it opened and some one came in.• She grunted something I didn't catch.• He grunted, they said, and weaved and ducked like a prizefighter when asked questions.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRUNT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little, slight, small, soft微弱的咕噥;輕聲的咕噥▸➤low低聲的咕噥▸➤non-committal態度不明朗的咕噥◇He gave a non-committal grunt in reply.他似是而非地咕噥着應了一聲。➤loud大聲的咕噥➤angry, annoyed, frustrated, etc.生氣的、厭煩的、沮喪的等咕噥VERB + GRUNT➤give, let out發出哼哼聲▸➤hear聽到咕噥聲PREPOSITION➤with a grunt帶着咕噥聲◇He lifted the heavy box with a grunt.他哼了一聲搬起了那隻沉重的箱子。➤grunt of因⋯而發出的哼哼聲◇a grunt of pain痛苦的呻吟➡ note at soundgrunt
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤loudly大聲咕噥➤softly輕聲咕噥➤angrily生氣地咕噥▸➤merely, only只是咕噥了幾聲◇He merely grunted at her and nodded his head.他只對她咕噥了幾句,點了點頭。PREPOSITION➤at對着⋯咕噥◇His father grunted at him as he left the room.他離開房間時,父親對他咕噥了幾句。➤in咕噥作為⋯◇She asked him a question and he grunted in reply.她問了他一個問題,他咕噥了幾聲算是回答了她。◇He grunted in pain.他痛苦地呻吟着。➤with因⋯咕噥◇She stirred the soup, grunting with satisfaction.她攪着湯,發出滿意的咕噥聲。PHRASES➤grunt and groan咕嚕◇Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs.他們吭哧吭哧地把衣櫥抬上了樓。
grunt ♦︎ snort ♦︎ croak ♦︎ rasp ♦︎ squawkThese words all mean to say sth or make a sound in a way that shows how you are feeling.这些词均表示带情绪地说话或作声。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to grunt / snort / croak / squawk at sb / sth◆to grunt / snort / croak / squawk in / with surprise, pain, etc.◆a voice croaks / rasps◆to grunt / squawk loudly◆to grunt / snort softly◆to croak / rasp hoarsely■grunt [intransitive, transitive] to make a short low sound in your throat, especially to show that you are in pain, annoyed or not interested; to say sth using this sound(尤指表示痛苦、恼怒或不感兴趣)发出哼声,咕哝,嘟哝着说◆He pulled harder on the rope, grunting and groaning with the effort.他使出更大的力气拉绳子,用力时呼哧呼哧的。◆When I told her what had happened she just grunted and turned back to her book.我告诉她出了什么事,她只哼了一声就又看起书来。◆He grunted something about being late and rushed out.他嘟哝着说要迟到了便冲了出去。▸grunt
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[countable] ◆With a grunt of effort he lifted the cases.他哼了一声使劲把那些箱子抬了起来。■snort [intransitive, transitive] to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or amused; to say sth using this sound(表示气愤或被逗乐)喷鼻息,哼,哼声说◆He snorted with laughter at the idea.他对这个想法嗤之以鼻。◆'You!' he snorted contemptuously.“你!”他轻蔑地哼声说道。▸snort
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[countable] ◆She gave a snort of disgust.她厌恶地哼了一声。■croak [intransitive, transitive] to speak or say sth with a low harsh voice低沉沙哑地说◆I had a sore throat and could only croak.我喉咙疼,只能哑着嗓子说话。◆He managed to croak a greeting.他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打了招呼。▸croak
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[countable] ◆Her voice came out in a croak.她声音低哑。■rasprɑːsp; NAmEræsp [intransitive, transitive] to say sth in an unpleasant harsh voice用刺耳的声音说◆He rasped out some instructions.他粗声大气地发出指令。◆'Where have you been?' she rasped.“你去哪儿了?”她厉声问道。▸rasp
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[singular] ◆There was a rasp of impatience in his voice.他的声音粗声粗气,有些不耐烦。■squawk [transitive, intransitive] to speak or make a noise in a loud, sharp voice because you are angry or surprised尖声高叫;怒声叫嚷;吃惊地尖声说话◆'You did what?!' she squawked.“你干了什么?!”她惊叫道。▸squawk
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[countable] ◆The man gave a little squawk of indignation.那个男人愤怒地小声尖叫了一声。