bleat

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bleat /bliːt/ verb  1. HBAC[intransitive] to make the sound that a sheep or goat makes 〔羊〕咩咩叫2  [intransitive, transitive] informalCOMPLAIN to complain in a silly or annoying way 低声诉苦；埋怨 ‘But I’ve only just got here, ’ bleated Simon. “可是我刚刚才到这里呀。”西蒙抱怨道。 —bleat noun [countable]→ See Verb table

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bleat• They skipped about my feet, a flock of lambs bleating around a daft young heifer.• While he watched it half an hour passed; beggars had gathered and were bleating around his knees.• The fog-horn, its sound now muffled by the houses, continued to bleat at regular intervals.• Mr. Lorrimer's voice, frail and querulous, was bleating at the other end.• When federalists bleat on about how interdependent the world is, one wonders what world they live in.Origin bleat Old English blætan

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bleat /bliːt/ verb [intransitive]1. to make the sound that a sheep or goat makes
2. informal to complain in a silly or annoying way:
    ‘But I’ve only just got here,’ bleated Simon.
—bleat noun [countable]

bleatBrE /bliːt/ 🔊NAmE /bliːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bleat BrE /bliːt/ 🔊 NAmE /bliːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bleats BrE /bliːts/ 🔊 NAmE /bliːts/ 🔊past simple bleated BrE /ˈbliːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbliːtɪd/ 🔊past participle bleated BrE /ˈbliːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbliːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form bleating BrE /ˈbliːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbliːtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to make the sound that sheep and goats make 咩咩叫 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (on) (about sth) | ~ that… | + speech to speak in a weak or complaining voice 以微弱的声音说话；抱怨◆'But I've only just got here,' he bleated feebly. “可我刚刚才到这里呢。” 他小声抱怨说。🔊🔊▸ bleat noun◆The lamb gave a faint bleat. 羊羔轻轻地咩了一声。🔊🔊▸ bleat·ing BrE /ˈbliːtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbliːtɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] ◆the distant bleating of sheep远处的羊叫声