whine
verb/waɪn/
/waɪn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whine | /waɪn/ /waɪn/ |
he / she / it whines | /waɪnz/ /waɪnz/ |
past simple whined | /waɪnd/ /waɪnd/ |
past participle whined | /waɪnd/ /waɪnd/ |
-ing form whining | /ˈwaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to complain in an annoying, crying voice
哭哭啼啼;哭嚷 - Stop whining!
别哭哭啼啼的! - + speech ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.
“我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。 - whine that… She whined that she'd been cheated.
她抱怨自己被骗了。
Homophones whine | winewhine wine/waɪn//waɪn/- whine verb
- Don't whine—I'm doing everything I can to help you.
别发牢骚——我正在尽我所能来帮助你。
- Don't whine—I'm doing everything I can to help you.
- whine noun
- The dog let out a long whine.
狗发出一声长长的哀鸣。
- The dog let out a long whine.
- wine noun
- Would you prefer beer, wine or a soft drink?
您喜欢啤酒、葡萄酒还是软饮料?
- Would you prefer beer, wine or a soft drink?
Synonyms complaincomplainprotest ▪ object ▪ grumble ▪ moan ▪ whineThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something.complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:Topics Personal qualitiesc1- I’m going to complain to the manager about this.
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
- Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
学生们走上街头,抗议这项决定。
- If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.
如果没有人反对,我们就把会议推迟到下周。 - He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
他抗辩说警察没有充分的证据就逮捕了他。
- They kept grumbling that they were cold.
他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
- What are you moaning about now?
你在嘟囔些什么?
- Stop whining!
别哭哭啼啼的! - ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.
“我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- Stop whining!
- [intransitive] to make a long, high, unpleasant sound because you are in pain or unhappy
哀鸣;惨叫 - The dog whined and scratched at the door.
那狗嗷嗷地叫着抓门。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- The dog whined and scratched at the door.
- [intransitive] (of a machine) to make a long, high, unpleasant sound
嘎嘎响;嗖嗖响;嘎吱嘎吱响 - The engines whined softly in the background.
发动机在背后发出轻微的嘎嘎声。 - Inside, the air-conditioning whined in an annoying way.
车内,空调发出令人恼火的呜呜声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- The engines whined softly in the background.
Word OriginOld English hwīnan ‘whistle through the air’, related to whinge. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.