whimper

英['wɪmpə] 美['wɪmpɚ]
  • n. 呜咽声;啜泣声;牢骚;怨声
  • vi. 呜咽;啜泣;低声抱怨
  • vt. 呜咽着说;啜泣着说

词态变化


复数: whimpers;第三人称单数: whimpers;过去式: whimpered;过去分词: whimpered;现在分词: whimpering;

中文词源


whimper 哭泣

拟声词。

英文词源


whimper (v.)
1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.

双语例句


1. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

来自柯林斯例句

2. David's crying subsided to a whimper.
大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽.

来自柯林斯例句

3. The child was lost and began to whimper.
那孩子迷了路,抽抽搭搭地哭起来。

来自《权威词典》

4. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.
他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.
试比较cry 、 sob 、 weep 、 wail、whimper这 五个词.

来自辞典例句