whine
verb
waɪn
verb
1
to
complain
in
a
sad,
annoying
voice
about
something
哀诉; 嘀咕(着说);
I,T
Oh
Charlotte,
please
stop
whining.
哎呀,夏洛特,请你别再抱怨了。
‘I
don’t
understand,’
whined
Rose.
“我不明白。”罗斯嘀咕道。
[+
about
]
The
sergeant
was
whining
about
how
hard
he
had
been
forced
to
work
recently.
那位警官在抱怨最近工作有多辛苦。
2
to
make
a
long
high
sound
because
you
are
in
pain
or
unhappy
〔因痛楚或不愉快而〕悲鸣,哀叫
I
He
could
hear
the
dog
whining
behind
the
door.
他听见狗在门后呜咽。
3
if
a
machine
whines,
it
makes
a
continuous
high
sound
〔机器〕嘎嘎响
I
The
baby’s
howl
turned
to
a
high-pitched
whine.
宝宝的嚎哭变成了尖声的哀叫。
the
whine
of
a
vacuum
cleaner
吸尘器的嗡嗡声