英语词汇“whine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINwhine

Origin:

Old English hwinan ‘to move through the air with a loud sound’

VERB TABLE

whine

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	whine
	he, she, it	whines
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	whined
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have whined
	he, she, it	has whined
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had whined
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will whine
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have whined

Continuous Form
Present	I	am whining
	he, she, it	is whining
	you, we, they	are whining
Past	I, he, she, it	was whining
	you, we, they	were whining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been whining
	he, she, it	has been whining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been whining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be whining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been whining

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"What did you do that for?" he whined.
For heaven's sake stop whining. Nobody has touched your precious records.
He's always whining about how much everything costs.
Stop whining, or you won't get any candy.
The dog's whining for food.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And that part of my mind seemed to whine faintly and go very cold and still.
Gas pedal to the floor, we backed up with the engine whining and the chassis shaking.
He did the same, now making occasional soft whining grunts.
She was whining to him about how Eyas Securities had played this awful trick on her, how embarrassing it all was.
The only human notes in the dull and humorless whining are cigarette references.
The van sped into the Marble Arch roundabout with tyres whining.
We get together, start whining, and then we go on strike.
You're ugly enough without starting to whine.

Longman Language Activatorto complain a lot in an annoying way► moan

especially British, informal to keep complaining in an annoying way - use this about someone who complains all the time, even about things that are not important: · I'm fed up with hearing you moaning the whole time!moan about: · Why do people always moan about the weather?

► grumble

to keep complaining in a bad-tempered way, especially when you think you have been treated unfairly: · The old man turned away, grumbling as he went.grumble about: · She was grumbling about having to work so late.· The people standing beside me were grumbling about not being able to find a place to park.

► make a fuss

especially British also kick up a fuss British to complain angrily and noisily about something, so that everyone hears you or notices you: · I don't understand why you're making such a fuss. It's not that important.make a fuss about: · The couple sitting next to us made a big fuss about their bill.

► go on about

British informal to keep complaining about something or someone's behaviour in an annoying way: · Our neighbours are always going on about the noise we make.go on and on about (=for a long time): · Look, I'm sorry I kept you waiting, but there's no need to go on and on about it.

► nag

to keep complaining to someone, especially in order to make them do something that they do not want to do: · I wish you'd stop nagging me.nag about: · My mom's always nagging me about my room.nag at: · Jane's boss nags at her all the time.

► whinge

British informal to keep complaining in an annoying way - use this when someone is complaining about something that is not important or is something they could change if they really wanted to: whinge about: · He's always whinging about being underpaid.· Nick was a pain in the neck. He did nothing but whinge the whole trip.

► whine

to keep complaining about something unimportant, especially in a sad, annoying voice: · "What did you do that for?" he whined.· For heaven's sake stop whining. Nobody has touched your precious records.whine about: · He's always whining about how much everything costs.

sounds made by machines, engines, cars etc► buzz

to make a continuous sound, for example, like the sound made by bees: · Police helicopters buzzed backwards and forwards over the area all day.· The whole office seemed to be buzzing with the sound of machinery.

► hum

to make a soft, low continuous sound like the sound made by some electric or electronic equipment: · The refrigerator hummed softly in the corner.· The computer was still on, humming away.

► whirr

to make a fairly quiet, regular sound like something turning very quickly and beating against the air: · The video recorder whirred and rewound.· Already the plane's propellers were whirring into action.

► whine

an unpleasant long high sound, especially produced by an engine or vehicle running at very high speed: · The sky was filled with the whine and roar of bombers.

► beep

also bleep British a high, sometimes repeated, electronic sound sent out by a machine, especially in order to attract someone's attention: · You'll hear a bleep when the photocopier's finished printing.· Someone's pager beeped in the middle of the best scene in the play.

► roar

if a car, plane etc engine roars , it makes a very loud noise when it is near full power: · The Ferrari roared and shot off down the road.roar past/along etc (=move with a roaring sound): · There was the sound of a siren and several police cars roared past.

► tick

if a clock or other machine ticks , it makes a quiet, regular, repeated sound: · I find it impossible to sleep if there's a clock ticking in the room.· As usual, there was a bomb ticking somewhere and James Bond had to find it.

WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS

ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a dog whines

(=makes a long high sound because it is unhappy or in pain)· I could hear the dogs whining outside the door.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► about

· She ignores me, whining about how he was supposed to meet her at the Bullet's Head.· Stop whining about not having enough free time.· No whining about how tough it will be to start over, no self-congratulatory odes to her own courage.· Paying 28 percent on capital-gains income is hardly a burden to whine about.

VERB► stop

· At the sound of my voice they stopped whining so I didn't know where to look.· What surprised her was that they stopped whining at once.· Sometime that year he stopped whining.