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whimper

英 [ˈwɪmpə(r)]

美 [ˈwɪmpər]

v.  抽泣; 呜咽; 啜泣; 泣诉; 抽搭着说
n.  抽泣; 呜咽声

过去式:whimpered 现在分词:whimpering 复数:whimpers 第三人称单数:whimpers 过去分词:whimpered 

Collins.1 / BNC.17232 / COCA.13999

牛津词典

    verb

    • 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣;泣诉;抽搭着说
      to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way
      1. The child was lost and began to whimper.
        那孩子迷了路,抽抽搭搭地哭起来。
      2. ‘Don't leave me alone,’ he whimpered.
        “别丢下我不管。”他呜咽着说。

    noun

    • 抽泣;呜咽声
      a low weak cry that a person or an animal makes when they are hurt, frightened or sad

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣
        If someonewhimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.
        1. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain...
          她躺在楼梯底部,痛得呜咽着。
        2. He made another pathetic whimpering sound.
          他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。
        3. Whimperis also a noun.
        4. David's crying subsided to a whimper.
          大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽。
      • VERB 抽噎着说;哀诉
        If someonewhimperssomething, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.
        1. 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'...
          “放开我,”她哀诉道,“你弄痛我了。”
        2. She whimpered something inaudible.
          她呜咽着说了些什么,听不清。
      • PHRASE 雷声大,雨点小
        If you say that something happensnot with a bang but a whimper, you mean that it is less effective or exciting than was expected or intended.
        1. He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper...
          他黯然退出了世界政坛。
        2. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
          庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

      英英释义

      noun

      • a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
          Synonym:whine

        verb

        • cry weakly or softly
          1. she wailed with pain
          Synonym:wailmewlpule

        双语例句

        • Jessica began to whimper softly, and Susan took her from Dad's arms.
          杰西卡突然哭了起来,苏珊把她从爸爸的怀里抱起来。
        • 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'
          “放开我,”她哀诉道,“你弄痛我了。”
        • The little boy was not pleased by the change, and began to whimper;
          弟弟对这个变化感到不开心,开始哭起来。
        • I am geek, hear me whimper!
          我是极客,听我哀诉!
        • He went to bed without a whimper.
          他没有任何哀怨地去睡觉了。
        • The old man looked at her in terror and began to whimper.
          老头儿恐惧地瞧着她,开始呜咽起来。
        • Caught forever in their shallow thoughts, they whimper like small children, afraid of what they cannot understand.
          永远被自己狭隘的思想所束缚,他们像小孩那样呜咽着,对他们无法理解的东西充满了无限的恐惧。
        • As he struggled for breath, the blood roaring in his ears, his shouts of terror began to subside, turning first into a whimper, then into a long plaintive wail.
          他努力喘息,血一下子都涌到了耳根,他恐惧的喊叫声也开始变弱,先是一阵呜咽,随后就变成了悠长的悲鸣。
        • A small whimper sounded in the back of Legolas'throat, but there was no other sound.
          一声细碎的呻吟被莱格拉斯压抑在喉间,转瞬便又没了声息。
        • She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain
          她躺在楼梯底部,痛得呜咽着。