“哼唱”常见的英文表达是 hum ,读音为英 [hʌm];美 [hʌm] 。它既可以作动词,也可以作名词。作动词时,有“哼(曲子);发嗡嗡声;忙于(某事),默默地干”等意思;作名词时表示“哼唱声;嗡嗡声”。例如:
She was humming a tune as she worked.(她工作时哼着一支曲子。 )
I could hear the hum of the refrigerator in the kitchen.(我能听到厨房里冰箱发出的嗡嗡声。 )