whine

hwain

GRE Collins 1

v. move with a whining sound
v. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
v. complain whiningly

n. 哀叫声, 嘎嘎声, 哀鸣
vi. 哭诉, 嘎嘎响, 发呜呜声
vt. 哀诉

Collins 星级

12,684

BNC 频率

7,913

使用频率

whine 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到与哀鸣相关的声音，帮助记忆其含义。

例句

1. The baby started to whine when he was hungry.

宝宝饿的时候开始哭闹。

2. She always whines about her homework.

她总是抱怨她的作业。

3. I don’t want to hear you whine about the weather.

我不想听你抱怨天气。