whine about sth
about 后接抱怨的对象;常含贬义,指无病呻吟式的抱怨。
He's always whining about his job.
他总是抱怨自己的工作。
抱怨;发牢骚
whines — third person singular of whine
发出哀叫声;尖声哭叫;发出呜呜声;发出嗡嗡声;呼啸而过;带着哭腔说出;发出尖锐的哭声
To complain or protest in a peevish, self-pitying way.
发出尖锐的哭声
To utter a high-pitched cry.
发出类似哭泣的声音
To make a sound resembling such a cry.
以尖锐的声音抱怨或抗议
To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine, i.e. in a peevish or self-pitying way.
伴随呜咽声移动
To move with a whining sound.
用尖锐的声音说出
To utter with the sound of a whine.
一般现在时
She whines about everything.
她什么都抱怨。
一般过去时
The child whined all night.
那个孩子整晚呜咽。
现在进行时
He is whining because he lost his toy.
他正在哭闹,因为他丢了玩具。
规则动词;注意 whine 常指令人不悦的持续高音或抱怨。
The child started to whine when his mother said no more candy.
妈妈说不给糖时,孩子开始尖声哭闹。
用法提示:此处 whine 表示尖声哭闹、哀声抱怨。
Please don't whine about the homework; just finish it.
请不要为作业发牢骚,直接完成它就好。
用法提示:此处 whine 表示以自怜或烦躁的语气抱怨。
The dog whined at the door until we let it outside.
狗在门口哀叫,直到我们放它出去。
用法提示:此处 whined 表示动物发出细长的哀鸣声。
about 后接抱怨的对象;常含贬义,指无病呻吟式的抱怨。
He's always whining about his job.
他总是抱怨自己的工作。
that 从句说明抱怨的内容,语气比 complain 更显孩子气或不耐烦。
She whined that nobody ever listened to her.
她抱怨说从来没有人听她说话。
此义项为不及物,常接副词或状语,描述机器、动物等发出尖细的声音。
The engine whined loudly as we drove uphill.
我们开车上坡时,引擎发出响亮的呜呜声。
语气最中性的“抱怨”,不含尖声或哭腔;在正式或中性语境中可替换 whine。
常指带着不满持续低声抱怨,也可能指因痛苦而呻吟;声音不如 whine 尖利。
强调压抑、反复地小声嘀咕,多是对小事不满,没有 whine 那种情绪化哭腔。
非正式用法,特指没完没了地怨小事;侧重絮叨,不涉及尖细的声响。
grammar · medium
易错句子She whined about that she was tired.
正确表达She whined that she was tired.
whine 后可直接接 that 从句作宾语,此时不能再加 about;about 只能接名词或动名词(如 whine about her homework),"about that + 从句" 是汉语 "关于……" 结构的直译,英语中不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子My sister always whine about her homework.
正确表达My sister always whines about her homework.
一般现在时中,主语为第三人称单数时动词要加 -s;汉语动词没有随主语变化的形式,所以容易漏掉,应写成 whines。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog whinned all night.
正确表达The dog whined all night.
whine 以不发音的字母 e 结尾,构成过去式时直接加 -d 即可;不要像 plan→planned 那样双写词尾辅音,因此正确形式是 whined,不是 whinned。
仅对照 whine 的“哀声抱怨/发牢骚”义项,表示与自我可怜相反的高兴情绪;不能用于“发出尖声”义项。
仅在“以言语表达不满/抗议”的义项上与 whine 相对,表示表达认可;不涉及 whine 的尖声或呜咽声。
抱怨;发牢骚
He always whines about his boss.
他老抱怨他的老板。
别再抱怨;别哭哭啼啼
Stop whining and do your homework.
别抱怨了,去做你的作业。
对着…发出呜呜声
The dog whined at the door to be let out.
狗在门口呜呜叫,想出去。
像孩子一样哭闹
She whined like a child when she didn't get what she wanted.
她得不到想要的东西时就像孩子一样哭闹。
哀声索要;为…而呜呜叫
The puppy whined for attention.
小狗呜呜叫着要人注意。
whine 是噪音的一种,常用来描述令人不适的高音调声音。
whine 的特点是音调高,与音高概念直接相关。
小孩常以 whine 的方式哭闹或抱怨。
发动机运转时常发出 whine 般的持续尖鸣声。
蚊子飞行时发出的嗡鸣声可用 whine 描述。
不要抱怨,不要诉苦,不要找借口。
A management mantra popularized by Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, to discourage peevish complaints in the workplace.
通用电气前首席执行官杰克·韦尔奇提出的管理口号,旨在杜绝工作场所中的牢骚抱怨。
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