1 VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声 If something hums, it makes a low continuous noise. 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
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The birds sang, the bees hummed. [VERB]
鸟儿叫,蜂儿鸣。
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Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again. [VERB]
用不了5小时,设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
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There was a low humming sound in the sky. [VERB-ing]
空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
2 VERB 哼(曲子) When you hum a tune, you sing it with your lips closed. 哼(曲子)
3 VERB (地方)热闹,活跃,繁忙 If you say that a place hums, you mean that it is full of activity. (地方)热闹,活跃,繁忙
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The place is really beginning to hum. [VERB]
这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
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On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life. [VERB + with]
周六早晨,小镇一派热闹繁忙,活力盎然。
SYN be busy, buzz, bustle, move
4 CONVENTION (踌躇时发出的声音)嗯,呃 Hum is sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say. (踌躇时发出的声音)嗯,呃
5 See also: ho hum hum and haw→see: haw
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