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单词 whimper
释义
whimper
hwɪmpəʳ ˈhwɪmpər ˈwɪmpər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense whimpers, present participle whimpering, past tense , past participle whimpered
1 VERB 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣 If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣
  • She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain. [VERB]

    她躺在楼梯底部,痛得呜咽着。

  • He made another pathetic whimpering sound. [VERB-ing]

    他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。

SYN cry, moan, sob, weep
Whimper is also a noun.
  • David's crying subsided to a whimper.

    大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽。

2 VERB 抽噎着说;哀诉 If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way. 抽噎着说;哀诉
  • 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'. [VERB with quote]

    放开我,她哀诉道,你弄痛我了。

  • She whimpered something inaudible. [VERB noun]

    她呜咽着说了些什么,听不清。

3 PHRASE [PHRASE after verb] 雷声大,雨点小 If you say that something happens not with a bang but a whimper, you mean that it is less effective or exciting than was expected or intended. 雷声大,雨点小
  • He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper.

    他黯然退出了世界政坛。

  • The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.

    庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

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