whimper
verb /ˈwɪmpə(r)/
/ˈwɪmpər/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they whimper | /ˈwɪmpə(r)/ /ˈwɪmpər/ |
| he / she / it whimpers | /ˈwɪmpəz/ /ˈwɪmpərz/ |
| past simple whimpered | /ˈwɪmpəd/ /ˈwɪmpərd/ |
| past participle whimpered | /ˈwɪmpəd/ /ˈwɪmpərd/ |
| -ing form whimpering | /ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/ /ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/ |
- to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way
抽泣；呜咽；啜泣；泣诉；抽搭着说 - The dog whimpered softly.
那只狗轻声呜咽着。 - The child was lost and began to whimper.
那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。 - + speech ‘Don't leave me alone,’ he whimpered.
“别丢下我不管。” 他呜咽着说。
Topics Animalsc2- He stirred in her arms, whimpering like a child.
他在她怀里抽动着，哭得像个孩子。 - She was whimpering in fear.
她害怕得直哭。 - The boy was whimpering with pain.
男孩疼得直哭。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quietly
- softly
- slightly
- …
- begin to
- start to
- hear somebody
- …
- in
- with
- whimper like a child
词源early 16th cent.: from dialect whimp ‘to whimper’, of imitative origin. - The dog whimpered softly.