| 释义 |
whine /(h)wīn/ intransitive verb- To utter a plaintive cry, whimper
- To complain peevishly
- To cry fretfully
- To speak in a thin, ingratiating or servile tone
- (of eg machinery) to make a continuous high-pitched noise
transitive verb- To express or utter in a whine
- To say peevishly
- To cause to make a whining noise
noun- A plaintive cry
- A thin, ingratiating, nasal tone of utterance
- A continuous shrill noise
ORIGIN: OE hwīnan to whine; ON hvīna to whistle through the air whīˈner noun whīˈniness noun whīˈning noun and adjective whīˈningly adverb whīˈny adjective |