harrumph

美 [h?'r?mf] 　英 [h?'r?mf]

• n.清嗓子的動作
• v.（表示不同意而）干咳
• 網(wǎng)絡哼聲；發(fā)出哼聲；發(fā)哼聲

詞形變化

第三人稱單數(shù)：harrumphs  現(xiàn)在分詞：harrumphing  過去分詞：harrumphed  

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

v.	1. 作赫嚕聲 2. 提抗議;埋怨
n.	1. 清嗓子的動作

英英解釋

v.	1. to clear the throat, or make a noise that resembles the sound of clearing the throat 2. to say something expressing criticism and displeasure, often muttering so that listeners are aware of the tone but cannot hear the exact words

例句

Many may harrumph at such a Darwinian interpretation of feminism, and say that it is a circuitous route to a traditional destination.

很多人也許不同意達爾文學說對女權(quán)主義的這種解釋，而且會說，這種解釋是傳統(tǒng)目標的一種迂回的路線。

"I hate stainless steel, " he said with a harrumph as he pedaled the grindstone. "No one makes knives like they used to. "

“我討厭不銹鋼”，他支起磨刀石時哼著說，“沒有人再像以前一樣造刀子了。”

The response of government officials on nearby Jersey can best be summarised as "harrumph" .

至于鄰近的澤西島官員的反應，最好的總結(jié)是“嗤之以鼻”。