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。
• 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。
• You're going have to flirt with a whole new batch of grunts.
  你们应该会遇到另一批人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You think those things get scared too? Probably just like us. They're probably just grunts that get told to go fight.
  你觉得那些东西也会害怕吗？可能跟我们一样，他们只是被拉到战场的猪猡。
• 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？
• It emerged that gurnard are among the most talkative, making distinctive grunts and keeping up a pattern of chatter throughout the day.
  结果发现，鲂鱼是最多话的鱼之一，它们会发出独特的咕哝声，而且整天都不断地发出一种啁啾声。
• He grunts like a rutting hog.
  他都叫得像只发情的狗一样。