whimper
英 ['w?mp?]
美['w?mp?]
- n. 嗚咽聲；啜泣聲；牢騷；怨聲
- vi. 嗚咽；啜泣；低聲抱怨
- vt. 嗚咽著說；啜泣著說
低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?whimpers;第三人稱單數:?whimpers;過去式:?whimpered;過去分詞:?whimpered;現在分詞:?whimpering;
中文詞源
whimper 哭泣
擬聲詞。
英文詞源
- whimper (v.)
- 1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.
雙語例句
- 1. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
- 慶祝活動出乎意料地悄然開始。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. David's crying subsided to a whimper.
- 大衛的哭聲慢慢變成了嗚咽.
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The child was lost and began to whimper.
- 那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起來。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.
- 他不可能一聲不吭地忍受鞭打.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.
- 試比較cry 、 sob 、 weep 、 wail、whimper這 五個詞.
來自辭典例句