/waɪn; [US] hwaɪn; hwaɪn/
n (usu sing 通常作单数)
(a) long high-pitched complaining cry, esp one made by a dog or child 长而高音的哭声或叫声（尤指狗或儿童发出的）.
(b) similar high-pitched (esp irritating) sound made by a siren, motor-cycle engine, etc （警笛、摩托车发动机等发出的）长而高音的响声（尤指烦人的）
*the steady whine of a mechanical saw 机械锯发出的吱吱的声音.

v
1 [I, It] make a whine 发出长而高音的呜咽声或其他响声
*a whining voice 呜咽的声音
* The dog sat outside the door whining (to be let in). 那条狗坐在门外狺狺叫着（要进来）.
2 (a) [I, Ipr] (derog 贬) complain, esp about trivial things 抱怨, 埋怨（尤指为琐事）
*Do stop whining! 别再埋怨了!
* What is that child whining about now? 那个孩子现在又抱怨什么呢?
(b) [Tn] (derog贬) say (sth) in a pleading or complaining voice 以哀求的或抱怨的声音说（某事）
*`I want to go home,' he whined.｀我要回家,＇他哀求着说.

v
[Language: Old English;Origin: hwinan 'to move through the air with a loud sound']
[I and T]
to complain in a sad, annoying voice about something
= moan
　Oh Charlotte, please stop whining.
　'I don't understand,' whined Rose.
whine about
　The sergeant was whining about how hard he had been forced to work recently.
[I]
to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy
　He could hear the dog whining behind the door.
[I]
if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound
>whinen[C]
　The baby's howl turned to a high-pitched whine.
　the whine of a vacuum cleaner