whine
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to complain in an annoying, crying voice 哭哭啼啼；哭嚷 Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ - + speech
‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。” 托比哭嚷道。 - whine that…
She whined that she'd been cheated. 她抱怨说她被骗了。
Homophones whine | winewhine wine- whine verb
Don't whine—I'm doing everything I can to help you. 不要发牢骚——我正在尽我所能帮助你。
- whine noun
The dog let out a long whine. 那只狗发出一声长嚎。
- wine noun
Would you prefer beer, wine or a soft drink? 你喜欢啤酒、葡萄酒还是软饮料？
Synonyms complaincomplainTopics Personal qualitiesc1- protest
- object
- grumble
- moan
- whine
- complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:
I’m going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。
- protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:
Students took to the streets to protest against the decision. 学生走上街头抗议这项决定。
- object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:
If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
What are you moaning about now? 你在嘟囔些什么？
- whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- [intransitive]
to make a long, high, unpleasant sound because you are in pain or unhappy 哀鸣；惨叫 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
- [intransitive]
(of a machine 机器 to make a long, high, unpleasant sound 嘎嘎响；嗖嗖响；嘎吱嘎吱响 The engines whined softly in the background. 发动机在背后发出轻微的嘎嘎声。 Inside, the air-conditioning whined in an annoying way. 里面，空调发出烦人的呜呜声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- softly
- loudly
- away
- …
Word OriginOld English hwīnan ‘whistle through the air’, related to whinge. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.