a whine about sth
此结构表示针对某事发出的牢骚或不满，about 后面接抱怨的对象。
Her constant whine about the workload is wearing everyone down.
她对工作量的不停抱怨让大家都受不了。
哀鸣；尖细的哭叫声
whines — plural of whine
牢骚；怨言；长而尖锐的抱怨声或声音；爱发牢骚或自怜的抱怨或批评；哀叫声；嘎嘎声
A long, high-pitched, complaining cry or sound.
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.
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。
用法提示：这里 whine 是名词，指动物发出的尖细哀叫声。
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。
用法提示：这里 whine 是名词，指机械设备发出的尖细刺耳声。
Her constant whines about the weather annoyed everyone.
她不停地抱怨天气，让大家都烦了。
用法提示：whines 是 whine 的复数形式，作名词，指牢骚和怨言。
此结构表示针对某事发出的牢骚或不满，about 后面接抱怨的对象。
Her constant whine about the workload is wearing everyone down.
她对工作量的不停抱怨让大家都受不了。
此结构用来描述机器、发动机等持续发出的高而尖的声音，of 后面接发声的东西。
The whine of the engine grew louder as the car accelerated.
随着汽车加速，发动机的尖啸声越来越大。
此结构用 that 引导的从句说明抱怨的具体内容，从句紧跟 whine。
His whine that he was underpaid convinced no one.
他关于自己工资太低的抱怨没能说服任何人。
此结构作状语，表示某动作伴随发出尖细的声音。
The elevator came to a stop with a whine.
电梯伴随着一声尖响停了下来。
最常用、最中性的词，既可指一般不满，也可指正式投诉；没有 whine 那种尖细、自怜的语气。
非正式，多指对琐碎事情絮叨的抱怨；语气比 whine 轻，不强调声音尖。
指低声、反复地发牢骚，常是自言自语；不如 whine 刺耳，也不一定带着哭腔。
英式/澳式非正式用语，和 whine 意思最接近，但更强调没完没了地哀诉；美式英语中很少说。
grammar · medium
易错句子The puppy let out whine and ran to its mother.
正确表达The puppy let out a whine and ran to its mother.
whine 作名词时是可数名词，指“一声哀鸣、一句抱怨”，单数前必须加不定冠词 a/an；汉语名词前不用冠词，学习者容易漏掉。因此 let out whine 应改为 let out a whine。
grammar · medium
易错句子We could hear too much whines coming from the back seat.
正确表达We could hear too many whines coming from the back seat.
whine 是可数名词，其复数前要用修饰可数名词复数的 many，而不能用修饰不可数名词的 much；too much whines 应改为 too many whines，其余部分不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子She had a whine of her long working hours.
正确表达She had a whine about her long working hours.
表示“对……的抱怨”时，whine 后接介词 about；of 只用于 the whine of an engine 这类表示“某物发出的声音”的结构。所以 a whine of her long working hours 应改为 a whine about her long working hours。
这里 whine 取“自怜的抱怨”这一名词义；praise 是表达认可、称赞的言语，与抱怨相对。
compliment 指客气的赞美之言，与 whine 的哀怨抱怨相反。
commendation 指正式或公开的称赞，与 whine 所表达的自我怜悯式批评相对。
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。
警笛发出的尖锐长音是一种典型的whine，体现该词所指的高音调声响。
whine的核心声学特征是音高较高，pitch是描述这一特征的关键概念。
持续或刺耳的whine常引起听者的恼怒，这是该词常见的情绪联想。
作“抱怨”解时，whine反映的是一种轻微不满或自怜的情绪。
whine常带有单调、持续的音质，monotone描述了其缺乏起伏的特点。
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