whimper

'hwimpә

Collins 1

n. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

n. 抽泣, 呜咽, 啜泣, 哭诉
vi. 呜咽, 啜泣, 抽噎地哭
vt. 呜咽着说, 啜泣着说

Collins 星级

17,232

BNC 频率

13,999

使用频率

whimper 由 whim（轻微的声音）和后缀 -er 组成，表示发出轻微声音的人或动作。

例句

1. The puppy began to whimper when it was left alone in the dark.

小狗在黑暗中被单独留下时开始呜咽。

2. She tried not to whimper when she stubbed her toe on the furniture.

她在碰到家具时尽量不发出呜咽声。

3. The child let out a soft whimper after falling down on the playground.

孩子在游乐场摔倒后发出轻轻的呜咽声。