yammer about sth
about 后接所抱怨的对象或话题。
The kids kept yammering about the unfair homework.
孩子们不停地抱怨作业不公平。
抱怨；发牢骚
yammers — third person singular of yammer
大声不停地说；嚷嚷；反复叫某人的名字；抱怨；唠叨；大声且持续地说话；反复说,通常是大声或抱怨地
to complain peevishly or grumble, especially repeatedly or loudly
抱怨；唠叨
To complain peevishly.
大声且持续地说话
To talk loudly and persistently.
反复说,通常是大声或抱怨地
To repeat on and on, usually loudly or in complaint.
反复呼喊某人的名字
to repeatedly call someone's name.
一般现在时
He yammers about his problems all day.
他整天哀号他的问题。
一般过去时
The dog yammered all night.
那条狗嗥叫了一整夜。
现在进行时
She is yammering on the phone.
她正在电话里抱怨。
规则动词
He yammered about his new phone for twenty minutes.
他大声不停地讲他的新手机讲了二十分钟。
用法提示：yammer 为动词过去式，表示“不停大声地说”。
The crowd yammered outside the stadium while they waited for the doors to open.
人群在体育场外大声嚷嚷，等着开门。
用法提示：yammer 为动词过去式，表示“纷纷嚷嚷、大声说话”。
Stop yammering and listen to me for a moment.
别嚷嚷了，听我说一下。
用法提示：yammering 为现在分词，用于 stop doing something 结构，表示“不停嚷嚷”。
about 后接所抱怨的对象或话题。
The kids kept yammering about the unfair homework.
孩子们不停地抱怨作业不公平。
at 后接被抱怨或纠缠的人。
She yammered at her husband until he agreed.
她对着丈夫大声抱怨，直到他同意为止。
on 强调持续不停地说，about 引出话题。
He yammered on about his new car for an hour.
他喋喋不休地讲了一个小时他的新车。
away 强调连续不断地说话，常含令人厌烦的意味。
The crowd yammered away throughout the meeting.
整个会议期间人群都在大声嚷嚷。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop making a yammer and finish your homework.
正确表达Stop yammering and finish your homework.
yammer 是动词，不是可数名词。表示“唠叨、大声抱怨”这个动作时，应直接用动词 yammer（这里用 -ing 形式 yammering），不能说 make a yammer。
grammar · medium
易错句子She yammered softly into the baby's ear.
正确表达She murmured softly into the baby's ear.
yammer 指大声、持续地说话或抱怨，与 softly 语义矛盾；表示低声说话应改用 murmur 等词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The yammer man upstairs kept me awake all night.
正确表达The yammering man upstairs kept me awake all night.
修饰名词时要用 yammer 的现在分词 yammering 作定语；原形 yammer 不能直接放在名词前当形容词用。
grumble 多指低声、闷闷不乐地抱怨，通常不强调大声或持续嚷嚷；yammer 则强调大声、持续、反复地抱怨或说话。
whine 强调尖细、拖长的抱怨声，常带孩子气或惹人烦的意味；yammer 更强调持续大声地嚷嚷，未必是尖细音。
rant 侧重愤怒、激烈、常带指责地长篇说个不停；yammer 更常指反复大声抱怨或絮叨，语气未必如此激烈。
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