mum
/mʌm/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈʌm] /mʌm/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈʌm] /ˈməm/ (ame, mw)
mum — 名詞
- mumsingular
- mumsplural
1. someone's mother; also used when speaking to your own mother.
媽媽
口語中對母親的稱呼
someone's mother; also used when speaking to your own mother.
Noa asked her mum to wait outside the school gate.
Noa 請她媽媽在校門外等她。
ask mum to do something
Mum packed two extra sandwiches for Arjun's train trip.
媽媽替 Arjun 的火車行多準備了兩個三明治。
Mum + everyday family action
When Maeve was ill, her mum stayed home with her.
Maeve 生病時，她媽媽留在家裡陪她。
Christopher called, "Mum, can you help me with this form?"
Christopher 喊道：「媽，你可以幫我看這張表格嗎？」
Imani became a mum last spring and still feels surprised.
Imani 去年春天當了媽媽，現在還是覺得很意外。
文法句型
ask Mum if...
Mum said ...
用法筆記
Common in British English and many Commonwealth varieties. In direct address it is often capitalized as Mum; American English usually prefers mom.
mum — 形容詞
- mumpositive
- mummercomparative
- mummestsuperlative
1. choosing not to tell people something or not answering questions about it.
閉口不談
對某事不透露消息
choosing not to tell people something or not answering questions about it.
Aylin stayed mum about the surprise party until Friday night.
Aylin 對那場驚喜派對一直閉口不談，直到星期五晚上。
stay mum about [secret]
The coach kept mum on the new lineup after practice.
練習結束後，教練對新陣容閉口不談。
keep mum on [topic]
Walid went mum when reporters asked about the contract.
記者問到那份合約時，Walid 馬上閉口不談。
Even Mayumi's brother stayed mum about where they were moving.
連 Mayumi 的哥哥都對他們要搬去哪裡閉口不談。
The company remained mum after customers shared the photos online.
客戶把照片貼上網後，那家公司仍對此閉口不談。
- silent
broader and not always about hiding information
- tight-lipped
stronger, often suggesting deliberate secrecy
- secretive
describes a general habit, not one withheld topic
文法句型
keep mum about [something]
stay mum on [issue]
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs such as keep, stay, remain, or go. It is mainly used for keeping information back, not for describing a person's quiet personality in general.
常見錯誤
mum — 動詞
- mumpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mums3rd person singular
- mumming-ing form
- mummedpast simple
1. to act in a performance without speaking, using movement and facial expression i
演啞劇
用沒有台詞的動作演出
to act in a performance without speaking, using movement and facial expression instead of words.
Xiu had to mum through the kitchen scene after losing her voice.
Xiu 失聲後，只好在那場廚房戲裡演啞劇。
mum through a scene without speech
During rehearsal, Nikos learned to mum with slow, comic gestures.
排練時，Nikos 學著用緩慢又滑稽的動作演啞劇。
mum with gestures
At the fair, masked players mummed outside the old inn.
在市集上，那些戴面具的表演者在老旅店外演啞劇。
The children laughed as Christopher mummed behind the painted window.
孩子們看著 Christopher 躲在彩繪窗後演啞劇，笑了起來。
- speak
use spoken lines instead of silent action
文法句型
mum through a scene
mum on stage
用法筆記
A historical and literary verb. It usually appears in writing about traditional stage entertainment rather than in ordinary modern conversation.
2. to move around in costume during a festival, singing, joking, or making cheerful
化裝歡鬧
節慶時喬裝外出嬉鬧
to move around in costume during a festival, singing, joking, or making cheerful noise.
Every January, villagers mum through the streets in bright masks.
每年一月，村民都會戴著鮮豔面具上街化裝歡鬧。
mum through the streets at a festival
After sunset, the group mummed from farm to farm for coins.
天黑後，那一群人會挨家挨戶化裝歡鬧討賞錢。
mummed from place to place
Children watched from the gate as the cousins mummed at midwinter.
孩子們站在門口，看著那對表親在仲冬節時化裝歡鬧。
On the last night of the fair, Walid and his friends mummed until dawn.
在市集最後一晚，Walid 和朋友們化裝歡鬧到天亮。
- masquerade
broader and not limited to festival rounds
- revel
emphasizes noisy celebration more than disguise
文法句型
mum through the streets
mum at midwinter
用法筆記
This sense belongs to older local customs and seasonal festivals. It suggests people moving from place to place in disguise, not a modern costume party.