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whimper
[英] [ˈhwɪmpə, ˈwɪm-] [美] [ˈhwɪmpɚ, ˈwɪm-] 生词本

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1. VERB 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣 If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. 

  • 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 抽噎着说;哀诉 If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way. 

  • '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 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. 

  • 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。

Noun

1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Verb

1. cry weakly or softly;

  • "she wailed with pain"
1. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.
他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打。

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2. The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.
这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。

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