whine
美音:
[waın
]英音:
[waın
]n.抱怨,牢骚,哀鸣 vi.报怨声,哭诉,发牢骚,发呜呜声 vt.哀诉
难易程度:
whine为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:whiny 副词:whiningly 名词:whiner 动词过去式:whined 过去分词:whined 现在分词:whining 第三人称单数:whines
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whine
/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.
whine
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
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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