| 词汇 | whining |
| 释义 | whining present participle ofwhine whine verb[ I ] uk /waɪn/ us /waɪn/ to make a long, high, sad sound: 发出哀鸣;发出哀叫声 Leon's dog was sitting by the door whining, so I thought I'd better take it for a walk.利昂的狗蹲在门口呜呜直叫，所以我觉得最好带它去遛遛。 disapproving If you whine, especially as a child, you complain or express disappointment or unhappiness repeatedly: （尤指小孩）不停地嘀咕，哼哼唧唧 Alice, if you keep whining I won't take you - do you understand?艾丽斯，如果你继续那样哼哼唧唧我就不带你了——明白了吧？ to say something is not right or satisfactory complainI hate to complain, but the film was terrible. grumbleShe's always grumbling about something. whineI hope you don't think I'm just whining. kvetchStop kvetching about it! make a fussIf the food doesn't come soon, I'm going to make a fuss. file a complaintI've filed a complaint with the police about the noise. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cheep cockcrow coo honk miaow moo purr quack roar trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complaining Examples of whiningwhining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Crying and whining were both considered to be negative vocalizations, as were sighing, fussing and sounds of discomfort. The child started whining because he was frustrated. Another local artist installed plastic bottles with cut fipples, whistling bottle sticks, whining tones. They would go in a valley and be howling and whining and all the wolves would answer, so they knew where they were. We are in the early stages of examining whining and find that it shares properties with infant-directed speech, specifically with increased pitch and slowed production. Distress vocalizations that include sounds of crying and whining may signal appeasement and recruit help. Thus, through blending "putting on tights" with the activity of singing, the interaction is rekeyed from one of whining and resistance to one of shared humor and cooperation. Whining, groaning, grating, gurgling, snarling, even screeching, could all make telling contributions where appropriate. Although the recording is of a rather ' whining orchestra', enough of the soprano's enunciation is conveyed to provide the guests with a salutary example of music's power to move. Elgar's correspondence makes for depressing reading, for bursts of liveliness and charm alternate with whining demands for attention that must have grated on the loyal friends he addressed. Manufacturers are whining and moaning about a high pound, saying that they cannot export. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why cannot he present a balanced picture instead of for ever whining about how ghastly it all is? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no whining about an affront to democracy on that occasion, was there? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not whingeing and whining—this is reality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Give them a few headlines showing success by private industry and away we go with a whingeing and whining debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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