whisper
1. vi. 耳语;密谈;(风、树叶等)飒飒地响
[例句] You will have to whisper or he’ll hear you. 你得低声说,否则他会听见的。
She whispered in his ear at the meeting. 开会时她对他窃窃私语。
The wind was whispering in the trees. 风舞林中飒飒作响。
2. vt. 秘密告诉
[例句] He whispered the news to me. 他私下告诉我这个消息。
3. n. [C] 耳语;私语;飒飒声;传闻
[例句] They discussed it in whispers. 他们低声辩论。
I’ve heard a whisper that he had been admitted to a university. 我听到他已考入大学的传闻。
[小试] 用whisper的适当形式填空。
1. “You think over what I said,” he _______ in her ear last night.
2. He _______ it to her so that no one else would hear.
3. We heard _______ that you had got a new job.
4. “Where are we going?” he asked in a_______.
5. What are you two _______ over there?
Key:
1. whispered 2. whispered 3. whispers / a whisper
4. whisper 5. whispering (about)
