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whimper n.呜咽；啜泣；怨声v.呜咽；啜泣；抽噎地哭；抱怨 (1) 我留神听着楼上传来的哭声或呜咽声。(2) 这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。(3) 她做事总是虎头蛇尾的。(4) 如果他开始呜咽，我就逗他。(5) 那个被判罪的囚犯抖缩着并开始抽泣请求宽恕。(6) 那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。(7) 有些人在嗟怨中生活。 Use the verb whimper to describe the crying you do when you're frightened or in pain. A child with a fever might whimper, or a woman with a terrible migraine headache. It can also be a noun, although in that case the word takes on a bit of a whiny meaning: "The boy gave a whimper when he realized he was only getting one cookie." Whimper is onomatopoeic, or a word that sounds just like what it means.

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英 ['wɪmpə(r)] 美 ['wɪmpər] (1) I am listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs .(2) The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.(3) She always starts off with a bang but ends with a whimper.(4) And if he starts to whimper, I'll just harmonize with him.(5) The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency.(6) The child was lost and began to whimper.(7) Some whimper along life'way. To whimper is to make a low, pitiful whining sound. If you've ever heard a sick puppy cry, you know what it means to whimper. 1[VERB 动词]抽泣；呜咽；啜泣 If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.   [V]  [V-ing]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。Whimper is also a noun.David's crying subsided to a whimper.大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽。2[VERB 动词]抽噎着说；哀诉 If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.   [V with quote]  [V n]'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。3[PHRASE 短语]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.   [PHR after v]He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper...他黯然退出了世界政坛。The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

英语单词	whimper
英美音标	英 ['wɪmpə(r)] 美 ['wɪmpər]
中文释义	n.呜咽；啜泣；怨声 v.呜咽；啜泣；抽噎地哭；抱怨
英语例句	(1) I am listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs . (2) The animal gave a pathetic little whimper. (3) She always starts off with a bang but ends with a whimper. (4) And if he starts to whimper, I'll just harmonize with him. (5) The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency. (6) The child was lost and began to whimper. (7) Some whimper along life'way.
中文例句	(1) 我留神听着楼上传来的哭声或呜咽声。 (2) 这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。 (3) 她做事总是虎头蛇尾的。 (4) 如果他开始呜咽，我就逗他。 (5) 那个被判罪的囚犯抖缩着并开始抽泣请求宽恕。 (6) 那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。 (7) 有些人在嗟怨中生活。
vocabulary简明	To whimper is to make a low, pitiful whining sound. If you've ever heard a sick puppy cry, you know what it means to whimper.
vocabulary扩展	Use the verb whimper to describe the crying you do when you're frightened or in pain. A child with a fever might whimper, or a woman with a terrible migraine headache. It can also be a noun, although in that case the word takes on a bit of a whiny meaning: "The boy gave a whimper when he realized he was only getting one cookie." Whimper is onomatopoeic, or a word that sounds just like what it means.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]抽泣；呜咽；啜泣 If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. [V] [V-ing] 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。 Whimper is also a noun. David's crying subsided to a whimper. 大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽。 2 [VERB 动词]抽噎着说；哀诉 If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way. [V with quote] [V n] '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。 3 [PHRASE 短语]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. [PHR after v] He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper... 他黯然退出了世界政坛。 The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang. 庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

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