whine
英 [wa?n]
美 [wa?n]
- vi. 發牢騷；哭訴；嘎嘎響；發嗚嗚聲
- vt. 哀訴
- n. 抱怨；牢騷；哀鳴
助記提示
1. whinny => whine.
2. wine => whine.
3. => 借酒消愁，酒喝多了就會發酒瘋，就會到處抱怨、發牢騷、到處哭訴。
中文詞源
英文詞源
- whine (v.)
- Old English hwinan "to whiz, hiss, or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (compare Old Norse hvina "to whiz," German wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.
- whine (n.)
- 1630s, from whine (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. They come to me to whine about their troubles.
- 他們到我這兒來不停地嘮叨他們的煩惱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was a whine of hydraulics as the undercarriage locked into position.
- 隨著液壓系統嘎吱一聲響，起落架進入了鎖定位置。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She spoke with a whine.
- 她抱怨著說.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The whine of the motors jangled her nerves.
- 馬達的鬧聲使她的神經受不了.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Now and again the hunter can hear a long - draw dolorous whine of some unseen coyote.
- 獵人不時能聽見某只看不見的小林狼發出的拖長的哀嚎.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》