Mumname

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  informalOne’s mother.

  • I wish Mum and Dad didn't argue so much.

mumnoun詞源 1/mʌm/

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  informalmother

  • From the Marvel Mixmaster to the Miracle Microwave, every time a new-fangled gadget has lobbed into the Aussie kitchen, Aussie mums have changed their cooking styles accordingly.
  • 'Ooh Mum, Auntie don′t allow smokin’ - Pat′s eyes were round with awe as Mum struck a match.

mumnoun詞源 2/mʌm/

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  A chrysanthemum.

  • I don't know whether that's true or whether New Yorkers are being enjoined from watering the mums in their window boxes or whatever, but I do know that there hasn't been one rain-delay in the whole tournament so far […].
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  A decoration traditionally made of chrysanthemums and ribbons, worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations, marked with indicators such as the wearer's name, school, the year, and so on.

mumadj詞源 3/mʌm/

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  archaicSilent.

  • The citizens are mum, and speak not a word.
  • [Vladimir Putin] has serious climate problems. And he has been mum on his willingness to do anything.
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  Secret.

  • “Come here, friend,” sternly from the doctor. “Now I give you the way inside if you’ll promise to keep it mum.”

mumintj詞源 3/mʌm/

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  stop speaking!, stop talking!, hush!

  • Mum, then, and no more.
  • Ahab has that that’s bloody on his mind. But, mum; he comes this way.

mumverb詞源 3/mʌm/

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  To act in a pantomime or dumb show.

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  obsoleteslangTo silence.

  • "Well, Sal, you mum your dubber pretty generally, but when you do slacken your glib you may as well do it civilly."

mumnoun詞源 3/mʌm/

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  obsoleteSilence.

  • Entrust it under solemn Vows / Of Mum and Silence,[…]

mumnoun詞源 4/mʌm/

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  A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

  • The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• ma'am