单词 | mum |
释义 | mumWord family adjectivemumsynounmummermummerymummingmumchanceMummersetmum mum1 /mʌm/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countableC] 1. British EnglishBrEMOTHER mother 妈妈 SYN American English mom 2. mum’s the word spokenTELL A SECRET used to tell someone that they must not tell other people about a secret 别声张,不要讲出去,要保密 Examples from the Corpus mum• In the vast majority of cases this means giving them a mum and dad.• And for mums with their hands full, there's a trouble-free container.• John, desperate to keep his throne, sticks close to his mum for comfort.• When the last hymn is sung, it's time to join mums and dads over the road at the church.• Now my mum and dad come to just about every concert.• My mum and dad won't mind if you want to stay the night.• Being a single mum is never easy.• A few times I sat down in the kitchen and almost told mum but changed my mind. mum2 adjectiveadj keep mum informalTELL A SECRET to not tell anyone about a secret 别声张,要保密 Examples from the Corpus keep mum• In politics, as in life, truth hurts.Better to keep mum.• The grinning skull on the back of the mystery woman's jacket is keeping mum.• So, darling, keep mum about where we are.• Far right: Septimus keeps Mum and Dad awake.• That obviously includes me, so your mum's got to keep mum, chick. Examples from the Corpus mum• Course when I was up there, everything was mum.• The designer and the White House are mum about colors and particulars.• Bush remained mum when the Rev. 1. (1800-1900) → MUMMY 1. 2. (1700-1800) → MUM2 mum2 (1400-1500) From the sound made with closed lips |
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