mum

noun

1. 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.

1. N-FAMILY 妈妈
   Your mum is 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


2. PHRASE 保守秘密;闭口不谈
   If you keep mum or stay mum about 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。

1. He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man
   他指责我妈妈与另一个男人有染。
2. Mum and Dad live apart.
   妈妈和爸爸分居。
3. My Mum took me to the barber's.
   我妈带我理发去了。
4. A mum slashed a neighbour's car tyre and challenged her to a fight after their daughters fell out
   两家的女儿吵起来后，一个妈妈划破了邻居的车胎，说要和她较量较量。
5. He's living with his mum and dad.
   他现在和老爸老妈住在一起。
6. Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
   我和妈妈过去经常争吵。
7. I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really
   我不该抱怨妈妈——她真的很好。
8. Mum hung up the phone
   妈妈挂上了电话。
9. My mum used to help cook the meals for the children
   我妈妈过去常帮忙给孩子做饭。
10. When I explained everything to my mum and dad, there were no histrionics.
    我一五一十地把一切都向父母解释清楚了。
11. 'Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo,' said Grace.
    “利奥，我妈妈觉得我不应该再在这儿麻烦你了，”格雷丝说。
12. 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。
13. My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
    我妈妈正在变为一个宗教狂热分子。
14. Dad cooks when Mum is busy, he makes me clean up my messy room
    妈妈忙的时候爸爸做饭，他还让我清理我乱糟糟的房间。
15. He misses his mum
    他想念他的妈妈。
16. Mum and Dad are coming for lunch
    爸爸和妈妈要来吃午饭。
17. Don't worry, Mum
    妈妈，别担心。
18. You're about to become a mum.
    你要当妈妈了。
19. He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
    他闭口不谈他对此事的个人感受。
20. 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。
21. I decided to pack a few things and take the kids to my Mum's
    我决定收拾些东西，带孩子们去我妈妈家。
22. Mum and he were able to walk part of the way together
    妈妈和他能够一起走一段路。
23. Say what you like about them, but they did love their Mum.
    随你怎么说，但他们确实爱自己的妈妈。
24. 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。
25. She helped her Mum set up a self-help group for parents with overweight children.
    她帮助母亲建起了一个互助会，帮助那些有肥胖孩子的家长。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 'There, there,' said Mum. 'You've been having a really bad dream.'
    “好了，好了，”妈妈说，“你只是做了一个很可怕的噩梦。”
29. His mum ticked him off at home
    他妈妈在家狠狠训了他一顿。
30. My mum would've loved one of us to go to college.
    妈妈非常希望我们中的一个能上大学。

adj.

keep mum

• 缄口不言；保持沉默
  to say nothing about sth; to stay quiet
  1. 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

noun

1. secrecy
   1. mum's the word

2. informal terms for a mother

   Synonym:    mamamamammamommommamommymammymummy

3. of China

   Synonym:    florist's chrysanthemumflorists' chrysanthemumDendranthema grandifloruomChrysanthemum morifolium

adj

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

   Synonym:    silent