Word · Frequency #12684
whining
抱怨；发牢骚
whining is the present participle of whine.
核心释义
To complain or protest in a peevish, self-pitying way.
- 1.
发出尖锐的哭声
To utter a high-pitched cry.
- 2.
发出类似哭泣的声音
To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
伴随呜咽声移动
To move with a whining sound.
- 5.
用尖锐的声音说出
To utter with the sound of a 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
用法In use
The child started to whine when his mother said no more candy.
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.
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.
用法提示：此处 whined 表示动物发出细长的哀鸣声。
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。
whine that ...
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whine about
- 抱怨；发牢骚
- He always whines about his boss.他老抱怨他的老板。
- stop whining
- 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。
- whine at
- 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。
- whine like a child
- 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。
- whine for
- 哀声索要；为…而呜呜叫
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 whine 以 wh 开头，像小孩尖声问“why”，带着哭腔抱怨。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：informal complaints、animals or people crying、machines or engines making a high sound 该词作动词时，字面义（发出尖细声/呜咽声）为中性，多用于描述人、动物或机器；而“抱怨、发牢骚”这一义项通常带贬义，属于非正式用法，比较常见于日常口语。实际使用时应根据语境选择。
语法说明Grammar Note
vi. 哭诉/发呜呜声；vt. 哀诉
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词从重读元音 /aɪn/ 起都与 whine（/hwaɪn/）押韵：wine、shine、line、mine、nine、fine。注意拼写相似的 win /wɪn/ 和 whinge /wɪndʒ/ 发音不同；在多数现代口音中 wine 与 whine 同音。
用法优先级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。
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