possessive + sniveling
作不可数名词，前面常接形容词性物主代词，指某人没完没了的哭诉。
I've had enough of his sniveling.
他的哭哭啼啼我已经受够了。
哭哭啼啼；抽噎
哭哭啼啼地抱怨；流鼻涕；啜泣
the act of crying or complaining in a whining, tearful way
哭哭啼啼地抱怨
whining in a tearful manner
His constant sniveling about the cold made the whole trip unpleasant.
他不停地哭哭啼啼抱怨天冷，让整个旅程很不愉快。
用法提示：sniveling 在此是名词，表示“哭哭啼啼的抱怨”，作介词 about 的宾语。
I couldn't stand the child's sniveling, so I gave her the toy.
我受不了那个孩子哭哭啼啼的样子，就把玩具给了她。
用法提示：sniveling 是名词，指哭哭啼啼的言行，作及物动词 stand 的宾语。
After the referee's call, his sniveling went on for several minutes.
裁判判罚后，他那哭哭啼啼的抱怨持续了好几分钟。
用法提示：sniveling 是名词，指哭哭啼啼的抱怨，在句中作主语。
作不可数名词，前面常接形容词性物主代词，指某人没完没了的哭诉。
I've had enough of his sniveling.
他的哭哭啼啼我已经受够了。
of 短语用来说明哭诉是由谁发出的。
The sniveling of the tired child woke the whole house.
那个累坏了的孩子哭哭啼啼，吵醒了整屋人。
多用于祈使语气，后面常接破折号或逗号，引出真正的要求。
No more sniveling — just tell me what went wrong.
别再哭哭啼啼了，直接告诉我出了什么事。
grammar · medium
易错句子Look, he sniveling again.
正确表达Look, he is sniveling again.
现在分词不能单独作谓语，必须和 be 动词一起构成进行时；汉语没有这类助动词，学习者容易漏掉 is。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop your snivelings and get to work.
正确表达Stop your sniveling and get to work.
此处 sniveling 作不可数名词，指“哭哭啼啼这种行为”本身，没有复数形式，因此不能加 -s 写成 snivelings。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is sniveling coward.
正确表达He is a sniveling coward.
coward 是可数名词单数，前面必须有限定词 a；sniveling 只是修饰它的形容词，不能代替冠词。
sniveling 强调带着哭腔、自怜地抽噎抱怨；whining 泛指用尖细烦人的声音抱怨，不一定流泪。
sniveling 是哭哭啼啼地抱怨；sniffling 多指因感冒或轻微哭泣而反复吸气、抽鼻子，不一定有抱怨。
sniveling 侧重自怜的哭腔抱怨；sobbing 指剧烈、难以自控的哭泣，通常不强调抱怨。
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