whimper的意思

whimper

英式音标['wɪmpɚ]
美式英标['wɪmpə]

基本解释

n. 呜咽声；啜泣声；牢骚；怨声

vi. 呜咽；啜泣；低声抱怨

vt. 呜咽着说；啜泣着说

中文词源

whimper 哭泣

拟声词。

英文词源

whimper (v.): 1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.

实用例句

1. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.: 庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

2. David's crying subsided to a whimper.: 大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽.

3. The child was lost and began to whimper.: 那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。

4. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.: 他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打.

5. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.: 试比较cry 、 sob 、 weep 、 wail、whimper这五个词.

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