Word · Frequency #17232
whimpers
呜咽；低声抽泣
whimpers is the plural of whimper.
a low intermittent sob
- 1.
A low intermittent sob.
低沉的断续呜咽
低沉的断续呜咽；抽泣；呜咽；啜泣；哭诉
In use
She tried to hide a whimper when the nurse gave her the injection.
The puppy let out a soft whimper when the door closed.
I heard a whimper from the next room and knew the child was scared.
a whimper
常用搭配 let out a whimper。
He let out a whimper.
他发出了一声呜咽。
with a whimper
介词短语，表示伴随状态。
The animal collapsed with a whimper.
那动物伴着一声呜咽倒下了。
without a whimper
表示毫无怨言或无声地。
She endured the pain without a whimper.
她一声不吭地忍受了疼痛。
a whimper of + noun
whimper后接介词of说明原因或性质。
A whimper of fear escaped from the child.
孩子发出了一声恐惧的呜咽。
Common mistakes
The puppy let out a whine.The puppy let out a whimper.
Whine和whimper都表示低声哭泣，但whimper更强调因疼痛或恐惧而发出的抽泣声，whine则带有抱怨或烦躁的语气。这里小狗因疼痛而抽泣，应用whimper。
He gave a whimpering.He gave a whimper.
Whimper作为名词，意为抽泣声，是可数名词，直接使用，不需要加-ing形式。Gave a whimpering是错误的名词化用法，应使用原形名词whimper。
Connections
Collocations
- a whimper of pain
- 痛苦的呜咽声
- She let out a whimper of pain when she hit her knee.她撞到膝盖时发出痛苦的呜咽声。
- a faint whimper
- 微弱的呜咽声
- A faint whimper came from under the table.桌子底下传来微弱的呜咽声。
- a whimper of fear
- 恐惧的呜咽声
- The child gave a whimper of fear during the thunderstorm.雷雨时，孩子发出恐惧的呜咽声。
- give a whimper
- 发出呜咽
- The dog gave a whimper when left alone.那只狗被单独留下时发出呜咽。
Idioms & figurative uses
- not with a bang but a whimper
- 不是轰轰烈烈，而是悄无声息地结束；虎头蛇尾The negotiations ended not with a bang but a whimper, with no agreement signed.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 whimper 拆成 whim（怪念头）+ per（每）来记，虽非真实构词，但画面感强：每次怪念头就低声呜咽。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述人因害怕、疼痛或委屈发出的低声抽泣、描述动物（如小狗）发出的低而断续的呜咽声 作名词时通常指因害怕、疼痛或委屈而发出的低而断续的哭声；在书面叙事和日常描述中都比较常见，语气不算正式也不粗俗。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Whimper /ˈhwɪmpə/ rhymes with simper /ˈsɪmpə/ and limper /ˈlɪmpə/ (all end in /-ɪmpə/). Shimmer /ˈʃɪmə/ and glimmer /ˈɡlɪmə/ look similar but have no /p/, so they end in /-ɪmə/ and do not rhyme. Whim /wɪm/ and wimp /wɪmp/ are shorter lookalikes: they share the opening but lack the unstressed ending /ə/; whim also lacks the /p/.
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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