the yammer of sth
指持续的嘈杂声或抱怨声，通常作不可数名词，前面加定冠词 the，后用 of 引出声音的来源。
From the corridor came the yammer of a dozen angry voices.
走廊里传来十几个人愤怒喊叫的喧闹声。
嘈杂声；喧嚣声；抱怨者；牢骚满腹的人；抱怨的行为或声音；响亮的噪音；抱怨的人
The act or sound of yammering
抱怨的行为或声音
The act or noise of yammering.
响亮的噪音
A loud noise.
抱怨的人
One who yammers.
The yammer of the crowd outside the stadium drowned out our conversation.
体育场外人群的喧闹声盖过了我们的谈话。
用法提示：这里 yammer 是名词，指嘈杂的喧闹声。
His yammer about the slow internet lasted all evening.
他抱怨网速太慢，唠叨了整整一晚上。
用法提示：这里 yammer 是名词，指抱怨、唠叨的行为或声音。
Nobody invites that yammer to dinner because he never lets anyone speak.
没人邀请那个唠叨鬼来吃饭，因为他从不让人说话。
用法提示：这里 yammer 是名词，指爱抱怨或唠叨的人。
指持续的嘈杂声或抱怨声，通常作不可数名词，前面加定冠词 the，后用 of 引出声音的来源。
From the corridor came the yammer of a dozen angry voices.
走廊里传来十几个人愤怒喊叫的喧闹声。
表示“爱抱怨的人”时可数，复数形式为 yammers，常与 be 动词连用，指某类人。
My uncle is a yammer who complains about the weather for hours.
我叔叔是个爱抱怨的人，能对天气抱怨好几个小时。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two yammer in our office who complain all day.
正确表达There are two yammers in our office who complain all day.
yammer 表示“爱抱怨的人、唠叨的人”时是可数名词，复数必须加 -s；汉语名词没有复数词尾，学生容易漏掉。这里 two 后面需要用复数形式 yammers。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is yammer who talks all day.
正确表达She is a yammer who talks all day.
yammer 作可数名词指“一个爱唠叨的人”时，单数前必须用不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词系统，学生常直接省略。补上 a 才符合英语可数名词单数的规则。
clamor 指众人齐声发出的响亮喧闹或抗议，常带集体诉求的意味；yammer 指个人没完没了的唠叨抱怨，琐碎、惹人烦，不带集体行动的含意。
chatter 是中性、轻松的连续说话声，也可指鸟叫或机器声响；yammer 声音更响、更带抱怨和烦躁感，强调惹人厌的唠叨。
whine 指又高又长、拖着的一种哀怨声，可指人也可指机器；yammer 是一连串不停的口头抱怨，重点在话多而烦，不在音高和拖长。
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