whimper

• n. 嗚咽聲；啜泣聲；牢騷；怨聲
• vi. 嗚咽；啜泣；低聲抱怨
• vt. 嗚咽著說；啜泣著說

擬聲詞。

whimper (v.)

1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.

1. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.

慶祝活動出乎意料地悄然開始。

來自柯林斯例句

2. David's crying subsided to a whimper.

大衛的哭聲慢慢變成了嗚咽.

來自柯林斯例句

3. The child was lost and began to whimper.

那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起來。

來自《權威詞典》

4. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.

他不可能一聲不吭地忍受鞭打.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.

試比較cry 、 sob 、 weep 、 wail、whimper這 五個詞.

來自辭典例句