whimper
whimper
英[ˈwɪmpə(r)]美[ˈhwɪmpɚ, ˈwɪm-]
vi.啜泣，呜咽，抱怨；
vt.啜泣或呜咽着说；
n.啜泣声，呜咽声，怨声；
复数：whimpers;
第三人称单数：whimpers;
过去式：whimpered;
过去分词：whimpered;
现在分词：whimpering;
例句
The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。
The child was lost and began to whimper.那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。
David's crying subsided to a whimper.大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽.
He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打.
The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。
He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper...他黯然退出了世界*坛。
同义词
vi.
whimper的同义词之：低吠;啜泣;呜咽
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VERB
抽泣;呜咽;啜泣
If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.
例句
She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain...她躺在楼梯底部，痛得呜咽着。He made another pathetic whimpering sound.他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。VERB
抽噎着说;哀诉
If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.
例句
'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'...“放开我，”她哀诉道，“你弄痛我了。”She whimpered something inaudible.她呜咽着说了些什么，听不清。PHRASE
雷声大，雨点小
If you say that something happens not with a bang but a whimper, you mean that it is less effective or exciting than was expected or intended.
例句
He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper...他黯然退出了世界*坛。The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。英汉词典释义
vi.
(微弱或惊恐地)啜泣,呜咽
vt.
啜泣或呜咽着说
n.
啜泣声,呜咽声
He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打。The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。n.
啜泣者
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
Verb
1. cry weakly or softly;
"she wailed with pain"
