Word · Frequency #17232
whimpers
呜咽；啜泣；低声抱怨
whimpers is the third person singular of whimper.
核心释义
To cry or sob softly and intermittently; to make a low, whining, broken sound; to whine or complain weakly.
- 1.
轻声断续地哭泣
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
- 2.
低声呜咽；哀鸣；抱怨
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
- 3.
呜咽地说
To say something in a whimpering manner.
呜咽着说；带着哭声说；轻声断续地哭泣；低声呜咽；哀鸣；抱怨；呜咽地说；呜咽
用法In use
The puppy whimpered softly when I left the room.
用法提示：whimpered 是 whimper 的过去式，表示小狗低声呜咽。
She was whimpering in her sleep after the bad dream.
用法提示：whimpering 是 whimper 的现在分词，表示持续低声啜泣。
He whimpered with pain as the nurse cleaned the wound.
用法提示：whimpered 是 whimper 的过去式，表示因疼痛而低声呜咽。
whimper about sth
The child whimpered about losing his toy.
孩子因丢了玩具而呜咽。
whimper + that clause
He whimpered that he didn't want to go.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whimper softly
- 轻声呜咽
- The puppy whimpered softly in its sleep.小狗在睡梦中轻声呜咽。
- whimper in pain
- 疼得低声呜咽
- He whimpered in pain as the nurse cleaned the wound.护士清理伤口时，他疼得低声呜咽。
- whimper with fear
- 因害怕而低声呜咽
- The child whimpered with fear during the thunderstorm.雷雨时，孩子因害怕而低声呜咽。
- whimper like a child
- 像孩子一样呜咽
- He whimpered like a child when he lost the game.输掉比赛时，他像孩子一样呜咽。
- whimper an apology
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想小狗受伤时发出“呜呜”的低声断续哭声，whim 像一阵阵的抽泣，pe 是短促尾音。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述哭泣或哀鸣、低声抱怨、叙述中带哭声说话 该词通常用于描写人或动物因疼痛、悲伤或恐惧而小声断续地哭泣，也可指低声、带委屈地抱怨或呜咽着说出某事；多用于日常叙述或口语化描写，不属于正式书面语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 whimper 真正押韵的有 simper、crimper、limper，它们的重读元音和后面的 /mpə/ 与 whimper 一致；whimper 以 /hw/ 开头，这些词以其他辅音开头，但不影响押韵。whisper 拼写相近但中间是 /sp/，读作 /ˈwɪspə/，不押韵；wimp 和 whim 分别是 /wɪmp/ 和 /wɪm/，缺少 whimper 末尾的 /ə/ 或 /pə/，也不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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