whine
英 [wa?n]
美 [wa?n]
- vi. 發(fā)牢騷；哭訴；嘎嘎響；發(fā)嗚嗚聲
- vt. 哀訴
- n. 抱怨；牢騷；哀鳴
助記提示
1. whinny => whine.
2. wine => whine.
3. => 借酒消愁，酒喝多了就會(huì)發(fā)酒瘋，就會(huì)到處抱怨、發(fā)牢騷、到處哭訴。
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They come to me to whine about their troubles.
- 他們到我這兒來(lái)不停地嘮叨他們的煩惱。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was a whine of hydraulics as the undercarriage locked into position.
- 隨著液壓系統(tǒng)嘎吱一聲響，起落架進(jìn)入了鎖定位置。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. She spoke with a whine.
- 她抱怨著說(shuō).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The whine of the motors jangled her nerves.
- 馬達(dá)的鬧聲使她的神經(jīng)受不了.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Now and again the hunter can hear a long - draw dolorous whine of some unseen coyote.
- 獵人不時(shí)能聽見某只看不見的小林狼發(fā)出的拖長(zhǎng)的哀嚎.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》