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whine

🇺🇸 /wˈaɪn/
noun 编号: W00822 BNC #12684 COCA #7913
whine 主要表示尖细、拖长而令人不舒服的声音,也常引申为用这种声音抱怨或发牢骚。
💡 记忆钩子
先想象一声又尖又长的“呜——”:它可以是机器或人的尖叫声,也可以是孩子用这种声音没完没了地抱怨;所以 whine 的核心就是“发出尖细拖长的声音”,再引申为“带着这种声音发牢骚”。
📝 学习建议
  • 不要把 whine 只理解成普通的“抱怨”;它常带有声音尖细、拖长且令人厌烦的感觉。
  • 它和表示“哭、哀叹”的德语词 weinen 并无词源关系。建议先掌握“尖细的声音”和“用这种声音抱怨”这两个核心义,再记机器发出类似声音等延伸义。
📖 中文释义
noun
  • core 尖细拖长的声音
    📖 指尖细、拖长、通常让人觉得刺耳或烦人的叫声、哼声;人的声音和机器的声音都可以这样说。
    💡 常见搭配是 a whine、a high-pitched whine 或 the whine of an engine。它强调声音的尖细和拖长,而不是单纯强调音量;描述人的声音时,往往还暗示不满或撒娇般的抱怨。
    A sharp whine came from the old refrigerator.
    旧冰箱里传出一阵刺耳的尖鸣声。
    The puppy let out a soft whine at the door.
    小狗在门边发出一声轻轻的呜咽。
  • common 牢骚;抱怨
    📖 指一段带有不满情绪的抱怨,通常让人觉得说话者只是在发牢骚,而不是提出有建设性的意见。
    💡 常见结构是 a whine about something,或 have a whine about something。这个词比一般的“抱怨”更不客气,常暗示抱怨者显得烦人、软弱或孩子气;正式场合应避免用它评价他人的意见。
    His speech sounded less like a plan and more like a whine about the rules.
    他的话听起来不像计划,倒更像是在抱怨这些规定。
whines plural
verb
  • core 发出尖叫或呜咽声
    📖 指人或动物发出尖细、拖长的叫声,核心画面就是声音像一条拉长的细线,听起来刺耳或可怜。
    💡 常见结构是 someone whines 或 an animal whines,也可以用 whine softly/loudly 修饰声音。它通常描述连续或拖长的尖声,不等于普通的 cry;如果只是大声哭喊,应使用其他更中性的词。
    intransitive
    The frightened dog whined under the table.
    受惊的狗躲在桌子下面呜咽。
    The baby began to whine when the lights went out.
    灯熄灭后,婴儿开始哼哼唧唧地哭闹。
  • common 发出类似尖鸣的声音
    📖 指机器、车辆或其他物体发出像尖叫或呜咽一样的高而拖长的声音。
    💡 常见结构是 something whines,或 the whine of something;描述发动机、马达等时很自然。不要把它理解成机器真的在“抱怨”,这里纯粹是在说声音像人的尖细呜咽声。
    intransitive
    The motor whined as the elevator climbed.
    电梯上升时,马达发出尖锐的嗡鸣声。
  • core 发牢骚;抱怨
    📖 指用尖细、拖长、令人厌烦的方式抱怨;即使没有真的发出尖声,只要语气像这种声音,也可以用 whine。
    💡 常见结构是 whine about something、whine to someone 或 whine that...。这个动词通常带负面评价,表示说话者反复或孩子气地抱怨;不要在需要中性表达不满时随意替换 complain。
    intransitive
    Stop whining about the homework and get started.
    别再抱怨作业了,开始做吧。
    She kept whining that nobody listened to her.
    她一直抱怨没有人听她说话。
  • common 伴着尖鸣声移动
    📖 指某物移动时发出尖细的声音,重点仍是“带着尖鸣声移动”这一整幅画面。
    💡 常见结构是 something whine into/out of/through somewhere,后面的介词短语说明移动方向。这个用法比单纯表示发声更有文学性或画面感,日常说明移动时也可以改用更普通的动词。
    intransitive
    The drone whined over the rooftops and disappeared.
    无人机发出尖鸣声飞过屋顶,随后消失了。
  • common 用尖细抱怨的声音说出
    📖 指把抱怨的话用尖细、拖长的声音说出来;它把“说内容”和“发出牢骚的声音”合在一起。
    💡 常见结构是 whine something,宾语通常是 complaints、excuses 等表示说出内容的词。这个及物用法不如 whine about something 常见,也更强调说话的声音方式;初学者不要把普通的“说”都换成 whine。
    transitive
    The child whined his excuses while putting on his shoes.
    孩子一边穿鞋,一边用尖细的声音嘟囔着为自己找借口。
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 5 组
complain whiningly
同义词集: whine grizzle yammer yawp
上位: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off
talk in a tearful manner
同义词集: snivel whine
上位: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
move with a whining sound
同义词集: whine
The bullets were whining past us
上位: go, locomote, move, travel
make a high-pitched, screeching noise;
同义词集: whine squeak screech creak screak skreak
The door creaked when I opened it slowly
My car engine makes a whining noise
上位: make noise, noise, resound
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
同义词集: whimper whine
上位: complaint
🌳 词源
源自古英语,最初与“呼啸、嘶鸣、发出尖声”有关;后来发展出“抱怨、发牢骚”的意思。它虽然看起来像德语 weinen,但并非同源。
From Middle English whynen, hwinen, whinen, from Old English hwīnan (“to rush, to whizz, to squeal, to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Old Norse hvína, whence Icelandic hvína, Norwegian Nynorsk kvina, Swedish vina, and Danish hvine. Despite the strong similarity in sound and meaning, not related with German weinen, Dutch wenen, from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (for which see dialectal English ween (“to weep, lament”)).
🔄 变式
- imperat whined 1st_sg whinedst archaic whines plural whinest archaic whineth archaic whining present
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