whine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++whine /waɪn/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]COMPLAIN to complain in a sad annoying voice about something 哀诉；嘀咕(着说) SYN moan Oh Charlotte, please stop whining. 哎呀，夏洛特，请你别再抱怨了。 ‘I don’t understand, ’ whined Rose. “我不明白。”罗斯嘀咕道。whine about The sergeant was whining about how hard he had been forced to work recently. 那警官在抱怨最近工作有多辛苦。2 CSOUND[intransitive] to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy 〔因痛楚或不愉快而〕悲鸣，哀叫 He could hear the dog whining behind the door. 他听见狗在门后呜咽。3. CSOUND[intransitive] if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound 〔机器〕嘎嘎响 —whine noun [countable] The baby’s howl turned to a high-pitched whine. 宝宝的嚎哭变成了尖声的哀叫。 the whine of a vacuum cleaner 吸尘器的嗡嗡声→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
whine• "What did you do that for?" he whined.• The van sped into the Marble Arch roundabout with tyres whining.• You're ugly enough without starting to whine.• He's always whining about how much everything costs.• Gas pedal to the floor, we backed up with the engine whining and the chassis shaking.• We get together, start whining, and then we go on strike.• The only human notes in the dull and humorless whining are cigarette references.• And that part of my mind seemed to whine faintly and go very cold and still.• The dog's whining for food.• He did the same, now making occasional soft whining grunts.• For heaven's sake stop whining. Nobody has touched your precious records.• Stop whining, or you won't get any candy.• She was whining to him about how Eyas Securities had played this awful trick on her, how embarrassing it all was.whine about• I have to listen her whine all day about her boyfriend.Origin whine Old English hwinan “to move through the air with a loud sound”whine verbChinese
Corpus something sad in about voice to complain annoying a
whine
whine /waɪn/
verb
SYN moan:
Oh Charlotte, please stop whining.
‘I don’t understand,’ whined Rose.
whine about
The sergeant was whining about how hard he had been forced to work recently.
2. [intransitive] to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy:
He could hear the dog whining behind the door.
3. [intransitive] if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound
—whine noun [countable]:
The baby’s howl turned to a high-pitched whine.
the whine of a vacuum cleaner
▪ complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy, or not satisfied about something or someone: Several customers complained about the service they received. | ‘I wish you’d stop telling me what to do,’ she complained.
▪make a complaint to formally complain about something to someone in authority: His parents made a complaint to the head teacher.
▪protest to complain about something that you think is wrong, especially publicly: Demonstrators were protesting against the war.
▪object to say that you oppose or disapprove of something: Local residents have objected to the plan. | Some teachers objected to the scheme.
▪grumble to keep complaining in a bad-tempered way about something: Rail travellers have been grumbling about the increase in ticket prices. | What’s he grumbling about now?
▪moan/whine informal (also whinge /wɪndʒ/ British English informal) to keep complaining in an annoying way: Everyone was moaning about the hotel food. | Stop whingeing and get on with your work!
▪kick up/make a fuss to complain or become angry about something, especially something that is not very important: The soup wasn’t hot enough, but he didn’t want to make a fuss. | He kicked up such a fuss that they were offered another room.
whine /waɪn/
verb Language: Old English
Origin: hwinan 'to move through the air with a loud sound'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to complain in a sad annoying voice about something Origin: hwinan 'to move through the air with a loud sound'
SYN moan:
whine about
2. [intransitive] to make a long high sound because you are in pain or unhappy:
3. [intransitive] if a machine whines, it makes a continuous high sound
—whine noun [countable]:
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complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 指抱怨、埋怨、投诉、发牢骚 ：◆ I'm going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。 protest to say or do sth to show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly; to give sth as a reason for protesting 指公开反对、抗议或申辩 ：◆ Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.学生走上街头抗议这项决定。 object to say that you disagree with or disapprove of sth; to give sth as a reason for objecting 指不同意、不赞成、反对或抗辩 ：◆ If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 ◆ He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。 grumble ( to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered wayrather
指咕哝、嘟囔、发牢骚 ：◆ They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。 moan ( to complain about sb/sth in an annoying wayBrE rather
指抱怨、埋怨 ：◆ What are you moaning on about now? 你在抱怨什么呢？ whine ( to complain in an annoying, crying voicerather
指哭哭啼啼或哭嚷着诉说 ：◆ Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ◆ 'I want to go home,' whined Toby. “我要回家。” 托比哼哼唧唧地说。 NOTE Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain.* whine 通常用于小孩子抱怨。
Patterns
to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about sthto complain/protest/grumble/moan at sthto complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to sbto complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…