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whine verb
⇨ buzz (an engine whines) ⇨ complain (He's whining again.) ⇨ cry (a dog whines) buzz verb buzz ♦︎ whirr ♦︎ whistle ♦︎ hum ♦︎ hiss ♦︎ drone ♦︎ whineThese words all mean to make a long or continuous sound. 这些词均表示持续地鸣响。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bees buzz / hum / drone◆a helicopter buzzes / whirrs◆a machine whirrs / hums / whines◆an engine hums / drones / whines◆a bullet whistles / whines◆to whirr / hiss / whine softly◆to buzz / hiss loudly◆to buzz / whirr / whistle / drone overhead■ buzz [intransitive] to make a continuous low sound, especially the sound made by flying insects or aircraft （尤指飞虫或飞机）发出嗡嗡声◆Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.蜜蜂在花丛中懒洋洋地嗡嗡作响。◆A large helicopter buzzed overhead.一架大型直升机在头顶嗡嗡轰鸣。ⓘ Various different insects can buzz, including flies, wasps and mosquitoes. * buzz可指多种不同昆虫发出的声音，包括苍蝇、黄蜂和蚊子。▸ buzz noun [countable, usually singular] ◆The air was alive with the buzz of bees and dragonflies.空中有蜜蜂和蜻蜓的嗡嗡声，生气勃勃。■ whirr (especially BrE) (NAmE usually whir) / /wɜː(r)/ / [intransitive] to make a continuous low sound like the sound made by parts of a machine turning round and round very quickly （机器运转）发出低鸣声，嗡嗡地响，呼呼地响◆The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.钟在打点前先嘎啦嘎啦地响起来。◆Three large fans whirred overhead in the afternoon heat.午后的酷热中，三把大风扇在头顶呼呼地响。▸ whirr noun [countable, usually singular] ◆The men heard the distant whirr of a helicopter's rotor blades.那些人听到远处传来直升机旋翼叶片的嗡嗡声。■ whistle [intransitive](of a machine) to make a long high sound; (of the wind or a small object) to move quickly, making a long high sound （机器）鸣叫，呼啸，发出笛声；（风）飕飕地刮；（小物体）呼啸而行，嗖嗖地移动◆The kettle began to whistle.烧水壶呜呜地响了起来。◆The train whistled and shot into the tunnel.火车鸣响汽笛，疾驶入隧道。◆The wind whistled down the chimney.风飕飕地灌进烟囱。◆A bullet whistled past his ear.子弹嗖的一声从他耳边飞过。■ hum (-mm-) [intransitive](especially of a machine) to make a continuous low smooth sound （尤指机器）嗡嗡地响，低鸣◆The computers were humming away.计算机在嗡嗡作响。◆The overhead wires hummed with power.通了电后，架空电线嗡嗡地响着。■ hiss [intransitive] to make a sound like a long 's' 嘶嘶地响◆The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise.蒸汽冒了出来，发出很响的嘶嘶声。◆The snake lifted its head and hissed.蛇昂起头发出嘶嘶声。▸ hiss noun [countable, usually singular] ◆The hiss of air brakes announced the arrival of the tour bus.一听到气动刹车的嘶嘶声就知道旅游巴士到了。■ drone / /drəʊn; NAmE droʊn/ [intransitive] to make a continuous low dull sound, especially the sound made by voices and light aircraft （尤指人和轻型飞机）发出嗡嗡声◆A small plane was droning in the distance.一架小型飞机在远处嗡嗡地响。◆I fell asleep to the sound of their voices droning through the warm afternoon.整个温暖的午后他们都在低声说着，听着那嗡嗡的语声我睡着了。■ whine /waɪn/ / [intransitive](of a machine) to make a long high unpleasant sound （机器）发出长而尖的声音，嘎嘎响，嗖嗖响◆The jet engines whined as the plane accelerated down the runway.飞机沿着跑道加速时喷气式发动机嘎嘎地响起来。 complain verb complain ♦︎ protest ♦︎ object ♦︎ grumble ♦︎ moan ♦︎ whine ♦︎ carpThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth. 这些词均表示抱怨、发牢骚、抗议。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan / whine / carp about sth◆to grumble / moan / carp on about sth◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan at sth◆to grumble / moan / whine at sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine to sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine that...◆to complain / protest / grumble loudly■ complain [intransitive, transitive] to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚◆She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.她从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。◆I'm going to complain to the manager about this.我要向经理投诉这件事。◆'It's not fair,' she complained.“这不公平。”她抱怨道。◆ (rather formal) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.被告申诉在调查时受到恐吓。■ protest [intransitive, transitive] 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 （尤指公开）反对；抗议；提出⋯作为反对的理由◆Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.学生走上街头，抗议这项决定。◆It's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。◆She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.她抗议自己得不到公正的审判。ⓘ In American English protest can also take a noun as object. 在美式英语中，protest也可以接名词作宾语◆ (NAmE) They fully intend to protest the decision.他们决意反对这项决定。 see also protest ⇨ opposition , protest ⇨ demonstration , protester ⇨ protester ■ object [intransitive, transitive] to say that you disagree with or disapprove of sth; to give sth as a reason for objecting 反对；提出⋯作为反对的理由；抗辩说◆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。◆I really object to being charged for parking.我非常反对收停车费。◆He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.他抗辩说警察没有充分的证据就逮捕了他。 see also objection ⇨ opposition ■ grumble [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way 咕哝；嘟囔；发牢骚◆She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work.她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。■ moan [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way （令人厌烦地）抱怨，发牢骚◆They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.他们总是牢骚满腹，抱怨有很多事要做。◆ (BrE) What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什么呢？ see also moan ⇨ whisper ■ whine / /waɪn/ / [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice 哀诉；哭诉；哭嚷◆Stop whining!别哭哭啼啼的！◆'I want to go home,' whined Toby.“我要回家。”托比哭嚷道。ⓘ Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain. * whine常指小孩子抱怨的方式。■ carp [intransitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to repeatedly complain about sth in a way that criticizes other people and is annoying 一再抱怨；不停地指责；唠叨◆I've had enough of him constantly carping and criticizing.我受够了他不断的抱怨和指责。◆Lord, how you carp on, Lucy!天啊，露西你怎么这么唠叨！ⓘ Carp is often followed by on, which emphasizes the repeated nature of this sort of complaining. * carp后常跟on，以强调喋喋不休。 cry verb cry ♦︎ sob ♦︎ be in tears ♦︎ weep ♦︎ whimper ♦︎ snivel ♦︎ whineThese words all mean to produce tears from your eyes and/or make a particular sound, usually because you are unhappy or hurt. 这些词均表示哭泣。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to cry / be in tears / whimper / snivel / whine about sth◆to cry / sob / weep / whimper with an emotion◆to cry / sob / weep / whimper softly / quietly◆to cry / sob / weep a little / silently / bitterly / loudly / uncontrollably / hysterically■ cry [intransitive] to produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt （因为不高兴或受伤而）哭，哭泣◆It's all right. Don't cry.不要紧，别哭了。◆There's nothing to cry about.没什么值得哭的。◆The baby was crying for (= because it wanted) its mother.那个婴儿哭着要妈妈。◆I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much).我看他哭得很伤心。◆That night she cried herself to sleep.那天晚上她哭着睡着了。▸ cry noun [singular] ◆I felt a lot better after a good long cry.痛哭一场后，我感觉好多了。■ sob (-bb-) [intransitive, transitive] to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths; to say sth while you are crying 抽噎；啜泣；哭诉；哽咽着说◆I heard a child sobbing loudly.我听见一个孩子在大声抽泣。◆'I hate him,' she sobbed.“我恨他。”她哽咽着说。◆She flung herself at his chest and sobbed her heart out.她扑到他的胸口，悲戚地哭起来。▸ sob noun [countable] ◆Her body was racked (= shaken) with sobs.她哭得身子一抽一抽的。■ be in ˈtears phrase to be crying 哭泣◆As she left the room I could see that she was in tears.她离开房间时，我看到她噙着泪水。NOTE 辨析 Cry or be in tears? Be in tears is slightly more formal than cry. It is often used to talk about adults crying; cry is used more to describe children crying or to tell them not to cry. * be in tears比cry稍为正式，常指成人哭泣；cry多指孩童哭泣，告诉孩子不要哭时也用cry这个词。■ weep (wept, wept) [intransitive, transitive] (formal or literary) to cry, usually because you are sad （通常因悲伤）哭泣，流泪◆She started to weep uncontrollably.她不由自主地哭了起来。◆He wept for joy.他喜极而泣。◆I could have wept thinking about what I'd missed.想到所失去的东西，我真想痛哭一场。◆She wept bitter tears of disappointment.她失望得痛哭流涕。■ whimper / /ˈwɪmpə(r)/ / [intransitive, transitive] to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way 抽泣；呜咽；泣诉；哽咽着说◆The child was lost and began to whimper.那孩子迷路了，抽抽嗒嗒地哭起来。◆'Don't leave me alone,' he whimpered.“别丢下我不管。”他呜咽着说。▸ whimper noun [countable] ◆The puppy gave a little whimper of fear.小狗害怕地小声呜咽。■ snivel / /ˈsnɪvl/ / (-ll-; NAmE -l-) [intransitive] (disapproving) to cry and complain in a way that people think is annoying （令人讨厌地）哭诉◆Stop snivelling! I can't stand it.别哭诉了！我受不了。◆What a snivelling little brat!真是个爱哭闹的小淘气！■ whine / /waɪn/ / [intransitive] to make a long high unpleasant sound because you are in pain or unhappy （因为痛苦或不高兴）哀鸣，惨叫◆The dog whined and scratched at the door.那狗嗷嗷地叫着抓门。 |