whimper

• n. 呜咽声；啜泣声；牢骚；怨声
• vi. 呜咽；啜泣；低声抱怨
• vt. 呜咽着说；啜泣着说

拟声词。

whimper (v.)

1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.

1. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.

庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

来自柯林斯例句

2. David's crying subsided to a whimper.

大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽.

来自柯林斯例句

3. The child was lost and began to whimper.

那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。

来自《权威词典》

4. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.

他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.

试比较cry 、 sob 、 weep 、 wail、whimper这 五个词.

来自辞典例句