whimper
vi. 啜泣,呜咽; 抱怨
vt. 啜泣或呜咽着说
n. 啜泣声,呜咽声; 怨声
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。
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。
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。
1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
1. cry weakly or softly;
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.