Whine



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.哀号, 号哭
• ［英］ v.哀号, 号哭 ( to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry)
• ［例］ The prisoner whined his innocence.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (whined; whining)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīnan to whiz; akin to Old Norse hvīna to whiz
• Date: 13th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
    • b. to make a sound similar to such a cry <the wind whined in the chimney>
  • 2. to complain with or as if with a whine <always whining about the weather>
  • 3. to move or proceed with the sound of a whine <the bullet whined…across the ice — Berton Roueché>
• transitive verb
  • to utter or express with or as if with a whine
• ? whiner noun
• ? whiningly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1633
• 1.
  • a. a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain
  • b. a sound resembling such a cry
• 2. a complaint uttered with or as if with a whine
• ? whiny also whiney adjective

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