英语词汇“hum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

humhum1 /hʌm/ ●○○ verb (hummed, humming)

ETYMOLOGYhum¹

Origin: 1300-1400 from the sound

VERB TABLE

hum

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hum
	he, she, it	hums
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hummed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hummed
	he, she, it	has hummed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hummed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hum
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hummed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am humming
	he, she, it	is humming
	you, we, they	are humming
Past	I, he, she, it	was humming
	you, we, they	were humming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been humming
	he, she, it	has been humming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been humming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be humming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been humming

1[intransitive, transitive] to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closed: Carol hummed along to the song on the radio.2[intransitive] to make a low continuous sound: Sewing machines hummed on the factory floor.3[intransitive usually in progressive] to be very busy and full of activity: By nine o’clock, the restaurant was humming. [Origin: 1300–1400 from the sound]