whimper是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'wɪmpɚ]
- 美式音标[\'wɪmpə]
n. 呜咽声；啜泣声；牢骚；怨声
vi. 呜咽；啜泣；低声抱怨
vt. 呜咽着说；啜泣着说
英文词源
- whimper (v.)
- 1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.
实用例句
- 1. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
- 庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. David's crying subsided to a whimper.
- 大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽.来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The child was lost and began to whimper.
- 那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。来自《权威词典》
- 4. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.
- 他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.
- 试比较cry 、 sob 、 weep 、 wail、whimper这 五个词.来自辞典例句
