whimper的中文翻译是什么意思

whimper

US/ˈhwɪmpɚ, ˈwɪm-/
UK/ˈwɪmpə(r)/

vi. 啜泣,呜咽; 抱怨

vt. 啜泣或呜咽着说

n. 啜泣声,呜咽声; 怨声

whimper柯林斯释义

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.

  • She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain...

    她躺在楼梯底部,痛得呜咽着。

  • He made another pathetic whimpering sound.

    他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。

VERB抽噎着说;哀诉

If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.

  • 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'...

    “放开我,”她哀诉道,“你弄痛我了。”

  • She whimpered something inaudible.

    她呜咽着说了些什么,听不清。

PHRASE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.

  • 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。

whimper英文释义

Noun

1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

    Verb

    1. cry weakly or softly;

    • she wailed with pain

    whimper场景例句

    He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.

    他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打.

    I was listening a cry or a whimper from upstairs.

    我“留神”听着楼上传来的哭声或呜咽声.

    In short, bear markets sometimes end with a bang , sometimes with whimper.

    简而言之, 熊市终结的到来有时喧嚣有时平静.

    Britain's new coalition government seems intent on bowing out without so much as a whimper.

    英国新的联合政府似乎打算一声不吭地退出竞赛.

    The old man looked at her in terror and began to whimper.

    老头儿恐惧地瞧着她,开始呜咽起来.

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    whimper词性变形

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    whimper近义词

    vi. 低吠;啜泣;呜咽

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    其他释义

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