whispers
/ˈwɪs.pər/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪspɚz] /ˈwɪs.pɚ/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɪspɚz] /ˈ(h)wi-spər How to pronounce whisper (audio)/ (ame, mw)
whispers — 動詞
- whisperspresent simple I / you / we / they
- whisperses3rd person singular
- whispersing-ing form
- whispersedpast simple
1. to say something with almost no voice, keeping the sound quiet enough for just o
低聲說
用很低的氣音對近處的人說話
to say something with almost no voice, keeping the sound quiet enough for just one nearby listener
Karim whispers the gate code to Hui before the museum tour starts.
Karim 在博物館導覽開始前，把大門密碼低聲告訴 Hui。
whispers + noun + to + person
The flight attendant whispers that row twelve may board first.
空服員低聲說，第十二排可以先登機。
whispers that + clause
Aylin whispers to her son during the school play.
Aylin 在學校表演時低聲對兒子說了幾句話。
The nurse whispers a reminder before the patient enters the scan room.
護理師在病人走進掃描室前低聲提醒了一句。
文法句型
whispers + noun
whispers to + person
whispers that + clause
用法筆記
Usually takes the spoken words as the object or uses to before the listener. This sense is about keeping the voice very low for someone nearby to hear.
常見錯誤
2. to let people know in a private, indirect way that something may be true before
私下傳
私下暗示某事可能是真的
to let people know in a private, indirect way that something may be true before anyone proves it
Everyone whispers that the landlord plans to sell the building.
大家私下傳，房東打算把整棟樓賣掉。
whispers that + clause
The town whispers about a secret buyer for the old cinema.
鎮上私下傳老電影院有了祕密買家。
whispers about + noun
The office whispers that a merger may follow the late audit.
辦公室裡私下傳，晚間查帳後可能會談併購。
The whole school whispers that the coach may resign in June.
整間學校都在私下傳教練六月可能辭職。
文法句型
whispers that + clause
whispers about + noun
用法筆記
Most often appears with a that-clause or about and usually suggests a group spreading an unconfirmed story rather than one person speaking directly.
常見錯誤
whispers — 名詞
1. very soft spoken words that people use when they do not want others nearby to he
耳語
多人低聲說出的話
very soft spoken words that people use when they do not want others nearby to hear
Whispers rippled across the bus when the lights suddenly went out.
燈突然熄掉時，車上立刻響起一陣陣耳語。
whispers spread through a place
The children answered in whispers while the baby slept upstairs.
孩子們用耳語回答，免得吵醒樓上的嬰兒。
in whispers
Soft whispers rose from the last row during the piano recital.
鋼琴演奏會進行時，最後一排傳來細細的耳語。
Hui heard whispers outside the clinic door after her appointment.
Hui 看完診後，聽見診間門外有人在耳語。
- murmurs
can mean quiet voices too, but is less strongly tied to secrecy
- hushed voices
describes low quiet speech in a more descriptive way
文法句型
in whispers
hear whispers
soft whispers
用法筆記
Often appears with in when people are speaking quietly together. The plural form usually suggests several low voices rather than one short spoken word.
常見錯誤
2. gentle, quiet sounds made by wind, cloth, rain, or other light movement
沙沙聲
風吹或布料摩擦的輕微聲音
gentle, quiet sounds made by wind, cloth, rain, or other light movement
Whispers of wind slipped through the pines behind the cabin.
小木屋後方的松樹間，傳來一陣陣風的沙沙聲。
whispers of + sound source
The curtain made soft whispers against the open window frame.
窗簾輕碰開著的窗框，發出細細的沙沙聲。
soft whispers
Whispers of silk followed the dancers across the polished floor.
舞者走過拋光地板時，絲料一路帶出沙沙聲。
Minh paused at the door listening to whispers of rain on leaves.
Minh 停在門口，聽著打在葉面上的雨滴沙沙聲。
文法句型
whispers of + noun
soft whispers
用法筆記
Often appears in the pattern whispers of plus the thing making the sound. Unlike noun sense 1, this sense is about noise from movement, not spoken words.
3. private talk or a small piece of news that passes from person to person before i
風聲；傳言
私下流傳的未證實消息
private talk or a small piece of news that passes from person to person before it is confirmed
Whispers about the delayed results reached the parents by noon.
到了中午，關於成績延後公布的風聲就傳到家長耳裡了。
whispers about + topic
The first whispers of layoffs spread after the finance director left.
財務主管一離開，裁員的傳言就開始流傳。
first whispers of + event
Joaquín ignored whispers that the gallery would close for good.
Joaquín 不理那些說畫廊會永久歇業的風聲。
Whispers from city hall made the reporters check the budget twice.
市政廳傳出的風聲，讓記者把預算又核對了兩遍。
- confirmation
is clear proof that something is true
- announcement
is public information released openly
文法句型
whispers about + noun
whispers that + clause
first whispers of + noun
用法筆記
Very often used in the plural when the same unconfirmed story is circulating among several people. It suggests secrecy more strongly than the more neutral word rumour.