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- a long, high-pitched complaining cry哀叫声; 哀叹声; 哀鸣声:
the dog gave a small whine.
狗发出低声的哀鸣。
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- a long, high-pitched unpleasant sound嘠嘎声; 嗖嗖声:
the whine of the engine.
发动机发出的嘎嘎声。
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- a complaining tone of voice哀诉声, 哀怨声。
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- a feeble or petulant complaint哼哼唧唧的抱怨, 嘀咕; 牢骚:
a constant whine about the quality of public services.
对公共服务质量的不断抱怨。
no obj.
1- give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound发出哀叫(哀叹, 哀鸣)声:
the dog whined and scratched at the back door.
那条狗哀叫着并嚓嚓地扒着后门。
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- reporting verb complain in a feeble or petulant way哼哼唧唧地抱怨, 嘀咕; 发牢骚:
no obj. the waitress whined about the increased work女侍者嘀嘀咕咕地抱怨工作量的增加
with direct speech 'What about him? 'he whined.“那他呢?”他嘀咕道。
派生词
whiner
nounwhiningly
adverbwhiny
adjective词源
Old English hwīnan 'whistle through the air', related to WHINGE. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.