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

whinewhine /waɪn/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYwhine

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

1to complain in a sad annoying voice about something: Stop whining, or you won’t get any candy.whine about I have to listen to her whine all day about her boyfriend.2to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy: The dog’s whining for food.3if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound [Origin: Old English hwinan to move through the air with a loud sound]—whine noun [countable]: the whine of the plane’s engine—whiner noun [countable]