a high-pitched whine
collocation尖厉的哀鸣声
The dog let out a high-pitched whine when I stepped on its paw.
我踩到狗的爪子时，它发出尖厉的哀鸣声。
哀鸣；尖细的哭叫声
whines — plural of whine
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哀鸣；尖细的哭叫声
A long, high-pitched, complaining cry or sound.
The dog gave a low whine when I left the room.
我离开房间时，狗发出一声低沉的哀鸣。
长而尖锐的抱怨声或声音
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
爱发牢骚或自怜的抱怨或批评
A peevish or self-pitying complaint or criticism.
I could hear the whine of the engine from across the street.
我能从街对面听到发动机的嗡嗡声。
Her constant whines about the weather annoyed everyone.
她不停地抱怨天气，让大家都烦了。
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尖厉的哀鸣声
The dog let out a high-pitched whine when I stepped on its paw.
我踩到狗的爪子时，它发出尖厉的哀鸣声。
痛苦的哀鸣
A low whine of pain escaped the injured animal.
受伤的动物发出一声低低的痛苦哀鸣。
不停的抱怨
His constant whine about the homework annoyed everyone.
他没完没了地抱怨作业，惹恼了所有人。
发动机的呜呜声
We could hear the whine of the engine from across the street.
我们能从街对面听到发动机的呜呜声。
声音里的哀怨
There was a whine in her voice as she asked for help.
她求助时声音里带着一丝哀怨。
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联想“why”加后缀，孩子拖着长音问“为什么”时发出的呜呜哀鸣，就是whine。
语域：mixed 常见场景：machinery or animal sounds、informal complaints 作名词时，两种常见义项的语体不同：表示尖细的长音（如机器或动物发出的声音）比较中性；表示抱怨、哭诉则多用于口语，常带厌烦或贬义。
这些词都与 whine 一样以 /aɪn/ 结尾，构成韵脚。注意：sign 拼写为 -gn，但发音相同。而 whine 和 wine 仅多一个 h，在常见口音中二者同音。并非所有 -ine 拼写都读 /aɪn/，例如 engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/ 就不同。
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