Word
whiny
爱抱怨的;爱发牢骚的
核心释义
tending to complain in an annoying, childish way
- 1.
爱哭诉的;爱抱怨的;动辄发牢骚的。
Whining; tending to whine or complain.
- 2.
鼻音重的;尖声的。
Having a nasally or high-pitched voice.
尖声的;鼻音重的;爱哭诉的;爱抱怨的;动辄发牢骚的。;鼻音重的;尖声的。;好发牢骚的;嘀咕不停的
用法In use
The toddler gets whiny when he misses his nap.
用法提示:whiny 在此作表语形容词,表示人变得爱抱怨、爱哭闹。
Please don't give me that whiny look—just tell me what's wrong.
用法提示:whiny 作定语形容词,修饰 look,意思是带着抱怨或委屈的神情。
By the end of the hike, even the most cheerful hikers sounded whiny.
用法提示:whiny 作表语形容词,跟在 sounded 后,表示听起来满腹牢骚。
be whiny about sth
用于口语,表示某人不停抱怨、令人厌烦。后面常接about引出抱怨的事。
Don't be so whiny about having to work late.
别因为要加班就这么牢骚满腹的。
a whiny voice/tone
指声音尖细且带鼻音,常显得不耐烦或让人不舒服。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whiny voice
- 尖声尖气的嗓音
- He spoke in a whiny voice that annoyed everyone.他用一种尖声尖气的嗓音说话,让大家都很烦。
- whiny tone
- 爱抱怨的语气
- Please don't use that whiny tone with me.请不要用那种爱抱怨的语气跟我说话。
- whiny child
- 爱哭闹的孩子
- The whiny child refused to eat his vegetables.那个爱哭闹的孩子不肯吃蔬菜。
- get whiny
- 变得爱抱怨
- She gets whiny when she is tired.她累的时候会变得爱抱怨。
- whiny complaints
- 满腹牢骚的抱怨
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
whiny 由 whine(抱怨)+ y 构成,联想一个人不停哭诉、声音尖细,就是“爱发牢骚的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:Casual talk about someone who complains a lot、Describing a child's high-pitched or nasal cry、Informal remarks about a person's attitude or tone whiny 是较口语化的说法,多用于日常对话或非正式场合,常带轻微贬义。它既可以形容人爱抱怨、爱发牢骚,也可以形容声音尖细或带鼻音。在正式写作或需要中性表达时,通常可改用 complaining 或 high-pitched 等词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 whiny 押韵的词包括 shiny、tiny、briny、spiny,它们都以 /aɪni/ 结尾。注意 whinny /ˈwɪni/ 虽拼写相近,但读音短促,意为“马嘶”,并不押韵;whiney 只是 whiny 的拼写变体。
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