no obj.
1- (of a sheep, goat, or calf) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry（羊）咩咩地叫; （小牛）哞哞地叫：
the lamb was bleating weakly.
小羊羔发出微弱的咩咩声。
as noun bleating the silence was broken by the plaintive bleating of sheep.绵羊悲哀的咩咩声打破了寂静。
1.1
- reporting verb speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way低声抱怨, 噜里噜苏地发牢骚：
it's no good just bleating on about the rising tide of crime.
光抱怨犯罪率不断上升丝毫无补于事。
in sing.
1- the weak, wavering cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf（羊的）咩咩声; （小牛的）哞声：
the distant bleat of sheep.
远处的羊叫声。
1.1
- a person's weak or plaintive cry（人的）微弱（或悲哀）的叫声：
his despairing bleat touched her heart.
他绝望的哀鸣触动了她的心。
1.2
- informal a complaint〈非正式〉抱怨, 牢骚：
they're hoping that I'll bow to their idiotic arrangements without a bleat.
他们希望我毫无怨言地迁就他们愚蠢的安排。
派生词
bleater
noun词源
Old English bl ǣtan, of imitative origin.