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whine 音標拼音: [w'ɑɪn] [hw'ɑɪn] n. 抱怨,牢騷,哀鳴
vi. 哭訴,發牢騷,發嗚嗚聲
vt. 哀訴 抱怨,牢騷,哀鳴哭訴,發牢騷,發嗚嗚聲哀訴 whine n 1: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [ synonym: { whimper}, { whine}] v 1: move with a whining sound; " The bullets were whining past us" 2: talk in a tearful manner [ synonym: { snivel}, { whine}] 3: make a high- pitched, screeching noise; " The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; " My car engine makes a whining noise" [ synonym: { whine}, { squeak}, { screech}, { creak}, { screak}, { skreak}] 4: complain whiningly [ synonym: { whine}, { grizzle}, { yammer}, { yawp}] Whine \ Whine\, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint. [ 1913 Webster]
Whine \ Whine\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Whining}.] [ OE. whinen, AS. hw[ imac] nan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[ imac] na, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[= o] n, hweij[= o] n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. { Whinny}, v. i.] To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. " Whining plovers." -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a whining accent, craving liberty. -- Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster] Dost thou come here to whine? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Whine \ Whine\, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse. [ 1913 Webster] 105 Moby Thesaurus words for " whine": bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp, coo, creak, crow, cry, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hiss, howl, jeremiad, keen, kick, lament, lilt, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, repine, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl, skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, warble, whicker, whimper, whinny, whisper, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl
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