mum

英 [mʌm]

美 [mʌm]

n.  妈妈; 妈
adj.  沉默的，无言的

复数：mums　

高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1110 / COCA.14080

习惯用语

adj.

keep mum
• 缄口不言；保持沉默
  to say nothing about sth; to stay quiet
• He kept mum about what he'd seen.
  他对他所看到的只字不说。
mum's the word!
• （提醒别人保守秘密）不要外传
  used to tell sb to say nothing about sth and keep it secret

牛津词典

noun

• 妈妈；妈
  a mother
  1. My mum says I can't go.
     我妈说我不能去。
  2. Happy Birthday, Mum.
     妈妈，生日快乐！
  3. A lot of mums and dads have the same worries.
     许多父母都有同样的担忧。

adj.

adj.

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY 妈妈
  Yourmumis your mother.
  1. He misses his mum...
     他想念他的妈妈。
  2. Mum and Dad are coming for lunch...
     爸爸和妈妈要来吃午饭。
  3. Don't worry, Mum...
     妈妈，别担心。
  4. You're about to become a mum.
     你要当妈妈了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语用 mom


• PHRASE 保守秘密;闭口不谈
  If youkeep mumorstay mumabout something, you do not tell anyone about it.
  1. He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
     他闭口不谈他对此事的个人感受。

英英释义

noun

• secrecy
  1. mum's the word
• informal terms for a mother
  Synonym:mamamamammamommommamommymammymummy
• of China
  Synonym:florist's chrysanthemumflorists' chrysanthemumDendranthema grandifloruomChrysanthemum morifolium

adj

• failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
  1. the witness remained silent
  Synonym:silent

双语例句

• I was a stay-at-home mum until 1980 when my husband lost his job.
  1980年我丈夫失业之前，我一直是个家庭主妇。
• I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often
  我爱吃糖，可妈妈不让我常吃。
• Mum hung up the phone
  妈妈挂上了电话。
• She scribbled a note to tell Mum she'd gone out
  她匆匆写了个便条告诉妈妈她已外出。
• I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.
  我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。
• Mum and Dad are coming for lunch
  爸爸和妈妈要来吃午饭。
• She could have made the sandwich herself; her mum needn't have bothered to do anything
  她本来可以自己做三明治的；她妈妈原本不必费心做任何事情。
• My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
  我妈妈正在变为一个宗教狂热分子。
• My mum used to help cook the meals for the children
  我妈妈过去常帮忙给孩子做饭。
• He misses his mum
  他想念他的妈妈。