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whine

/wahyn, hwahyn/US // waɪn, ʰwaɪn //UK // (waɪn) //

发牢骚,抱怨,抱怨声,发牢骚的人

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v.无主动词 verb
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    whined, whin·ing.

    • : to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
    • : to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.
v.有主动词 verb
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    whined, whin·ing.

    • : to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
    • : a feeble, peevish complaint.

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Examples

  • Their whines, squeaks, and chittering sounds are unlike many other common forest animals, so listen carefully if you’re eager to know their whereabouts.

  • When the machine is operating, it emits a penetrating whine, like a dentist’s drill.

  • Robert: I probably whine more than anybody of having to do 22 a year, so there was pride in what she said.

  • Anyone going through Prozac Nation can certainly find plenty of callow moments when Wurtzel does whine.

  • Every time the government raises environmental standards, industry leaders whine that the cost will be prohibitive.

  • But no matter, we are allergic and getting more allergic, hear us roar (and sniffle and whine and hack).

  • They whine that the movie is just a parade of liberals mocking conservatives.

  • For above the beat of the rain and the shrill whine of the wind came a strain of music, mournful, yet exquisitely beautiful.

  • Talpers's voice had taken on something of a whine, and Lowell straightened up in disgust.

  • A cry, a little cry almost like the whine of a small animal suddenly hurt, escaped from Latour's lips.

  • The only answer was an uneasy whine as the animal crouched close to the man's feet.

  • James thought his kingly power divine And, loathing Puritanic ‘whine,’