make a noise about牢騷滿腹/喧嚷，不聽地抱怨/對…說個不停

make noises亦作make a noise抱怨；惹麻煩

make a noise臭名遠揚

make noise 抱怨；談論

make noises用言語暗示/做出（某種）聲明；（在言語間）透露，暗示；放出風聲

make (all) the right/correct, etc noises（英）故作踴躍；隨聲附和

《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》第1767特noise詞條

make noises（含蓄表明態度的）言語

The President took care to make encouraging noises about the future.

總統小心謹慎地表達了他對未來的樂觀態度。

His mother had also started making noises about it being time for him to leave home.

他媽媽也開始旁敲側擊，暗示他應該離家獨立了。

make (all) the right noises隨聲附和；故作踴躍

But at the annual party conference he always made the right noises.

但在每年政黨會議上，他總是隨聲附和。

He was making all the right noises about multiparty democracy and human rights.

他假意支持多黨民主和人權問題。

《劍橋高階英漢雙解詞典》第1476頁noise詞條

make a noise about sth（非正式）對…說個不停；不聽地抱怨

She’s been making a lot of noise about moving to a new house.

她一直嘮叨要搬新家的事。

make noises（英，非正式）（在言語間）透露，暗示；放出風聲

She made very positive noises at the interview about me getting the job.

她在面試中明確暗示我能獲得這份工作。

make noises亦作make a noise抱怨；惹麻煩

If things start going badly again, our members are sure to make noises.

如果事態再次惡化，我們的成員肯定會抱怨。

make (all) the right/correct, etc noises（英）故作踴躍；隨聲附和

He made all the right noises about my audition but I couldn’t tell if he was genuinely impressed. 他一個勁兒地說我的試唱好，但我判斷不出他是否真的這樣覺得。

《韋氏高階英漢雙解詞典》第1403頁noise詞條

make noise 1）談論（常用於暗指談論言不由衷的事情）

Congress has been making (a lot of) nose about lowering taxes, but no one expects it to happen.

國會一直在（熱烈）談論降低稅收，但誰也不希望推行。

make noise 2）抱怨

People have been making (a lot of) noise about the price increases.

人們一直對價格上漲怨聲載道。

make noises 1）用言語暗示

She started making noises about running for office. (= she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office) 她開始暗示自己要去競選公職。

Her parents are making noises about wanting a grandchild.

她父母在談話中暗示想要個外孫（女）。

make noises 2）做出（某種）聲明

The company has been making soothing/reassuring noises to calm the fears of investors.

這家公司頻頻發表安慰人心/鼓舞人心的言論，以消除投資者的恐懼。

make noises常常暗指談論言論言不由衷的事情

Politicians are making (all) the right noises about improving the schools, but they don’t want to spend any money to do it.

政客們聲稱要改善教學條件，但他們根本不想為此投入任何資金。

《韋氏高階英漢雙解詞典》第1403頁noise詞條

noise噪聲；嘈雜聲

The furnace makes a lot of noise when it comes on. 暖氣爐開啟時發出很大聲響。

noise（某人或某物發出的）聲音

There were noises coming from the basement. 地下室有聲音傳出。

The sink was making a gurgling noise. 洗滌槽咕嚕咕嚕作響。

The machine hardly makes any noise. 這臺機器幾乎沒有任何聲響。

《COBUILD英漢雙解詞典》第1305頁noise詞條

noise響聲；聲音

The old lady made some noises to the horse, and pulled at the reins.

婦人朝著馬叫了幾聲，又拉了拉韁繩。

Dolphins produce a great variety of noises. 海豚會發出多種不同的聲音。

noise喧鬧聲；嘈雜聲

Try not to make so much noise. 請不要這樣吵吵吵鬧鬧。

make a noise about為…而意見紛紛；為…而吵吵鬧鬧

The women were making a lot of noise about having a room of their own.

婦女們吵吵鬧鬧要一間自己的房間。

make noises言語中有流露；揚言

They were denying involvement and making placatory noises.

他們一直否認介入，而言語中希望息事寧人。

Why are you making noises about supporting them? 你為什麼要揚言去支持他們？

make (all) the right noises故作熱情地附和；口口聲聲表示關心

She said I would have to come and visit her. I made the right noises, then changed the subject.

她說我應該去看望她，我故作熱情地隨聲附和，然後岔開了話題。

Mr Howell made all the right noises about this, but what we need is action.

豪厄爾先生對此事口口聲聲表示關注。

《牛津英漢雙解大詞典》第675頁noise詞條

noise噪音（尤指很大、令人不快、不受歡迎的聲音）

noise喧鬧

noise干擾

noises（用複數）議論；像說話的聲音 made sympathetic noises發出同情的聲音

make a noise 1）（通常後接about）牢騷滿腹；喧嚷 2）臭名遠揚

2017年11月23日