whimper

英 [ˈwɪmpə(r)]

美 [ˈwɪmpər]

v.  抽泣; 呜咽; 啜泣; 泣诉; 抽搭着说
n.  抽泣; 呜咽声

过去式：whimpered　现在分词：whimpering　复数：whimpers　第三人称单数：whimpers　过去分词：whimpered　

Collins.1 / BNC.17232 / COCA.13999

牛津词典

verb

• 抽泣；呜咽；啜泣；泣诉；抽搭着说
  to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way
  1. The child was lost and began to whimper.
     那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。
  2. ‘Don't leave me alone,’ he whimpered.
     “别丢下我不管。”他呜咽着说。

noun

• 抽泣；呜咽声
  a low weak cry that a person or an animal makes when they are hurt, frightened or sad

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣
  If someonewhimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.
  1. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain...
     她躺在楼梯底部，痛得呜咽着。
  2. He made another pathetic whimpering sound.
     他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。
  3. Whimperis also a noun.
     
  4. David's crying subsided to a whimper.
     大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽。
• VERB 抽噎着说;哀诉
  If someonewhimperssomething, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.
  1. 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'...
     “放开我，”她哀诉道，“你弄痛我了。”
  2. She whimpered something inaudible.
     她呜咽着说了些什么，听不清。
• PHRASE 雷声大，雨点小
  If you say that something happensnot with a bang but a whimper, you mean that it is less effective or exciting than was expected or intended.
  1. He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper...
     他黯然退出了世界政坛。
  2. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
     庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

英英释义

noun

• a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
  Synonym:whine

verb

• cry weakly or softly
  1. she wailed with pain
  Synonym:wailmewlpule

双语例句

• Sunday night goes out with a whimper rather than a bang. Still, it's supposed to be a day of rest.
  星期天的夜晚平平淡淡地过去了，但大家还是认为它够得上一个休息日。
• The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
  庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。
• 'he could carry me off tomorrow and I wouldn't raise a whimper!'she said.
  “也许他明天就会把我劫走，我是不会呻吟一声的！”她说。
• I was listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs.
  我留神听着楼上传来的哭声或呜咽声。
• The little boy was not pleased by the change, and began to whimper;
  弟弟对这个变化感到不开心，开始哭起来。
• Jessica began to whimper softly, and Susan took her from Dad's arms.
  杰西卡突然哭了起来，苏珊把她从爸爸的怀里抱起来。
• Not with a bang but a whimper.
  并非一声巨响，而是一阵呜咽。
• He went to bed without a whimper.
  他没有任何哀怨地去睡觉了。
• You will no doubt begin to moan, groan and whimper.
  你肯会开始不住的呻吟和啜泣。
• As he struggled for breath, the blood roaring in his ears, his shouts of terror began to subside, turning first into a whimper, then into a long plaintive wail.
  他努力喘息，血一下子都涌到了耳根，他恐惧的喊叫声也开始变弱，先是一阵呜咽，随后就变成了悠长的悲鸣。