Word
whiner
爱抱怨的人;爱哭闹的人;嘀咕者
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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n. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
哀呜者;哀诉者
哀呜者;哀诉者;嘀咕者
In use
My coworker is such a whiner that nobody wants to sit near him at lunch.
Don't be a whiner; just tell me what's wrong and we can fix it.
The kids called him a whiner because he cried every time he lost a game.
be a whiner
whiner 是可数名词,常与 be 连用,表示“爱抱怨的人”,含贬义。
Don't be a whiner—just fix the problem.
别当爱抱怨的人——直接把问题解决掉。
a whiner who [clause]
who 引导定语从句,补充说明 whiner 的具体行为。
The whiner who sits next to me complains all day.
坐我旁边那个爱抱怨的人整天都在抱怨。
a bunch of whiners
whiners 是 whiner 的复数形式;a bunch of 意为“一群”。
A bunch of whiners complained about the new schedule.
一群爱抱怨的人对新时间表怨声载道。
Common mistakes
She always whiners about her job.She always whines about her job.
whiner 是名词,不能用作谓语动词;动词是 whine(后接 about)。把 whiners 改为 whines 才能构成正确的主谓结构。
He is whiner who never stops complaining.He is a whiner who never stops complaining.
whiner 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加冠词 a/an;缺少冠词会造成语法错误。
Connections
Collocations
- chronic whiner
- 长期爱抱怨的人;惯于诉苦的人
- He is such a chronic whiner that his friends avoid eating lunch with him.他是个长期爱抱怨的人,朋友都避免和他一起吃午饭。
- professional whiner
- 职业抱怨者;整天抱怨的人
- Stop being a professional whiner and try to solve the problem.别再整天抱怨了,试着解决问题吧。
- constant whiner
- 不停抱怨的人;老是发牢骚的人
- The constant whiner in the office makes everyone else feel exhausted.办公室里那个不停抱怨的人让大家都觉得精疲力竭。
- little whiner
- 爱哭闹的小孩;小爱哭鬼
- The little whiner cried for an hour because his toy was missing.那个爱哭闹的小孩因为找不到玩具哭了一个小时。
Synonyms
- complainer
- 爱抱怨的人;经常表达不满的人 · 最通用的说法,不一定带哭闹或孩子气;whiner 更常指边哭边诉或显得软弱。口语和较正式语境都可用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whiner 听起来像“why + ner”,老爱问“为什么”的人,总在哀诉嘀咕。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、抱怨或哭闹的场合 “whiner” 通常用于口语,带贬义,指动不动就抱怨、哭闹的人;正式书面语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
whiner 读 /ˈwaɪnər/;shiner、diner、finer、liner、miner 都以 /aɪnər/ 结尾,与它押韵。注意 winner 拼写相似,但读 /ˈwɪnər/(短音 /ɪ/),并不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.