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Whine V.哀号,号哭 H)wain 英 Utter High Pitched Plaintive Distressed

单词 whine
音标 [(h)wain]
解释 v.哀号,号哭
红宝书 【英】 v.哀号,号哭 (to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry)
【例】 The prisoner whined his innocence.
字源 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.).
不择手段背单词 v. (在疼痛、恐惧、哀求或抱怨中发出悲哀的, 尖厉而拖长的声音)哀号
【记】读: why? 在哀号的时候总是说way? 为什么才考了240分?
趣味全助记 【记】象是哭声,哭问青天: why?

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