Word · Frequency #17232
whimpers
呜咽；啜泣；低声抱怨
whimpers is the third person singular of whimper.
To cry or sob softly and intermittently; to make a low, whining, broken sound; to whine or complain weakly.
- 1.
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
轻声断续地哭泣
- 2.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
低声呜咽；哀鸣；抱怨
- 3.
To say something in a whimpering manner.
呜咽地说
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
In use
The puppy whimpered softly when I left the room.
She was whimpering in her sleep after the bad dream.
He whimpered with pain as the nurse cleaned the wound.
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.
他呜咽着说他不想去。
whimper (vi)
The dog whimpered in the corner.
狗在角落里呜咽。
Connections
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
- 呜咽着道歉
- She whimpered an apology before leaving the room.她呜咽着道了歉，然后离开了房间。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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