词汇 | whinny |
释义 | whinny verb[ I ] uk /ˈwɪn.i/ us /ˈwɪn.i/ (of a horse) to make a soft, high sound: (马)嘶叫,嘶鸣 A horse whinnied into the cold morning.一匹马的嘶叫声穿透了寒冷的清晨。 Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cockcrow coo hee-haw honk miaow moo peep purr quack squeak trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny | American Dictionarywhinny verb[ I ] us/ˈhwɪn·i, ˈwɪn·i/ (of a horse) to make a soft sound, like a gentle neigh Examples of whinnywhinny He said it was almost impossible to get them to take the tank seriously unless somebody could invent a tank which could whinny and eat hay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A tall blonde woman whose laugh is reminiscent of a horse's whinny. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The arrangement is more string-heavy; even the horse's whinny is done by the violins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Horses are not particularly vocal, but do have four basic vocalizations: the neigh or whinny, the nicker, the squeal and the snort. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The eastern screech owl's call is an eerie tremolo with a descending, whinny-like quality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their call is a high-pitched whinny or chuckle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After initially irritating the other horses with his worried whinnying, he apologizes and becomes good friends with them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Keppard did not garner such a large following through occasional neighs and whinnies and barnyard gimmicks, however. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Instead, a mule makes a sound that is similar to a donkey's but also has the whinnying characteristics of a horse (often starts with a whinny, ends in a hee-haw). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Olob had a special sense that made him whinny and misbehave when enemies were near. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other purposes of whinnies suggested by this research have included maintaining vocal contact with other group members while traveling and distinguishing between group members and members of other groups. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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