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。
• People once thought of the languages of backward groups as savage, undeveloped forms of speech, consisting largely of grunts and groans.
  人们曾经认为一个落后群体的语言是原始的，未开化的言语方式，主要包括咕哝和呻吟。
• He grunts like a rutting hog.
  他都叫得像只发情的狗一样。
• Cookie, for example, is now writhing on his back in the grass, emitting small grunts of pleasure, without the slightest hint of concern that his chubby tummy and exquisite enjoyment are on display.
  饼干现在正躺在草地上打滚，一边还发出愉快的声音，丝毫没有介意自己圆滚的肚子的样子。
• That's not bad for a couple grunts.
  算是两名好军人吧！
• 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。
• 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。
• Pahh! Grunts, put the rest of those peasant rabble back in chains.
  哈！咕哝兽，把剩下的贱民锁回去。
• 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。