whimper

英 [ˈwɪmpə(r)]

美 [ˈwɪmpər]

v.  抽泣; 呜咽; 啜泣; 泣诉; 抽搭着说
n.  抽泣; 呜咽声

过去式：whimpered　现在分词：whimpering　复数：whimpers　第三人称单数：whimpers　过去分词：whimpered　

Collins.1 / BNC.17232 / COCA.13999

牛津词典

verb

• 抽泣；呜咽；啜泣；泣诉；抽搭着说
  to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way
  1. The child was lost and began to whimper.
     那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。
  2. ‘Don't leave me alone,’ he whimpered.
     “别丢下我不管。”他呜咽着说。

noun

• 抽泣；呜咽声
  a low weak cry that a person or an animal makes when they are hurt, frightened or sad

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抽泣;呜咽;啜泣
  If someonewhimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.
  1. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain...
     她躺在楼梯底部，痛得呜咽着。
  2. He made another pathetic whimpering sound.
     他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。
  3. Whimperis also a noun.
     
  4. David's crying subsided to a whimper.
     大卫的哭声慢慢变成了呜咽。
• VERB 抽噎着说;哀诉
  If someonewhimperssomething, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.
  1. 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'...
     “放开我，”她哀诉道，“你弄痛我了。”
  2. She whimpered something inaudible.
     她呜咽着说了些什么，听不清。
• PHRASE 雷声大，雨点小
  If you say that something happensnot with a bang but a whimper, you mean that it is less effective or exciting than was expected or intended.
  1. He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but a whimper...
     他黯然退出了世界政坛。
  2. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.
     庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

英英释义

noun

• a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
  Synonym:whine

verb

• cry weakly or softly
  1. she wailed with pain
  Synonym:wailmewlpule

双语例句

• NASA's grand plan to return to the moon is about to vanish with hardly a whimper with the release Monday of President Obama's budget request.
  随着周一奥巴马总统预算申请的发表，美国国家航空和宇宙航行局（NASA）重返月球的宏伟计划即将几乎没有哭泣声地消失。
• If this really the end, if his self-proclaimed "Last Stand" is going to end in a whimper, he will end it mirthfully, knowing that he can only control so much and that sometimes you just lose.
  如果这真的是结束，如果他自己宣称的最后一站真的会在叹息中结束，他也会将它结束的喜气洋洋，因为他总能控制的如此之好，即使是刚刚到来的失败。
• But it has always been obvious that when Mourinho left the club, he would leave with a bang and not a whimper.
  但是现在已经明朗的是伴随穆里尼奥离开俱乐部的将是一段剧烈的震荡而不是一片哭泣声。
• She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain
  她躺在楼梯底部，痛得呜咽着。
• Not with a bang but a whimper.
  并非一声巨响，而是一阵呜咽。
• Sunday night goes out with a whimper rather than a bang. Still, it's supposed to be a day of rest.
  星期天的夜晚平平淡淡地过去了，但大家还是认为它够得上一个休息日。
• Sobs were heard to proceed from that room. Then he gave a silly little squeal followed by a whimper.
  从那房间里传出呜咽声。接着就发出一声尖叫，然后是一阵的呜咽。
• He made another pathetic whimpering sound.
  他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。
• This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a whimper.
  这就是世界完结的方式/不是砰的一声垮掉，而是轻轻地啜泣着消亡。
• I was listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs.
  我留神听着楼上传来的哭声或呜咽声。