Word · Frequency #20974
whingeing
抱怨；发牢骚
whingeing is the present participle of whinge (irregular).
to whine
喋喋不休地抱怨; 哭诉
In use
My brother always whinges about the weather when it rains.
Stop whingeing and just fix the problem.
She whinged to her manager about the extra work.
whinge about sth
whinge 是不及物动词，后面常接 about 引出抱怨的对象。
He always whinges about his salary.
他总是没完没了地抱怨自己的工资。
whinge to sb about sth
whinge 后接 to sb 说明向谁抱怨，再接 about 引入抱怨的内容。
She whinged to me about the delay.
她向我抱怨这次延误。
have a whinge (about sth)
have a whinge 是常见的名词用法，表示“发一顿牢骚”。
They had a whinge about the hotel.
他们对这家酒店抱怨了一通。
Verb forms
base whinge · third person whinges · -ing whingeing · past whinged · past participle whinged
多用于英式英语，含贬义，指没完没了地抱怨。
Common mistakes
He whinged the bad weather.He whinged about the bad weather.
whinge 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；要说明抱怨的对象，需要加介词 about，即 whinge about something。
She made a whinge about the food.She had a whinge about the food.
whinge 作名词时常用搭配是 have a whinge，表示“发牢骚、抱怨”，而不说 make a whinge。
Connections
Collocations
- whinge about sth
- 抱怨某事；对某事发牢骚
- He's always whingeing about the weather.他总在抱怨天气。
- stop whingeing
- 别抱怨了；停止发牢骚
- Stop whingeing and get on with your work.别抱怨了，继续干活吧。
- have a whinge
- 发一顿牢骚；抱怨一番
- She had a whinge about the long queue.她对长长的队伍抱怨了一番。
- whinge and moan
- 不停地抱怨嘟囔
- There's no point whingeing and moaning – it won't change anything.抱怨嘟囔没有用——什么也改变不了。
- constant whingeing
- 没完没了的抱怨
- I'm tired of his constant whingeing about the rules.我受够了他对规则没完没了的抱怨。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whinge 与 hinge 同韵：想象门轴缺油，一开就‘吱呀’抱怨。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、social media、among friends whinge 多用于非正式场合，指持续、略显烦躁地抱怨，较常见于日常口语或网络交流。正式或严肃的文体中，通常更倾向于用 complain。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 whinge 押韵，都以重读的 /ɪndʒ/ 音结尾。注意不要被拼写误导：range /reɪndʒ/、change /tʃeɪndʒ/、orange /ˈɒrɪndʒ/ 等也以 -nge 结尾，但读音不同。
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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