whinge
[windʒ]
vi. <英>哀鸣, 气愤地抱怨
vi.
【英】【澳】嘀咕; 抱怨不止
n.
【英】【澳】 嘀咕; 抱怨不止
whinge
whinge[hwiŋdʒ]vi.1.■[英国方言、澳大利亚俚语]= whine变形vi.whingedwhinging
(Brit. Informal)(英,非正式)
verb
- (whingeing)[no obj.]complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way
老抱怨,不断发牢骚
stop whingeing and get on with it!.
别发牢骚了,继续做事吧!。
- an act of complaining in such a way
抱怨,发牢骚
whingeingly
adverb
whinger
noun
whingy
( )
adjective
语源
- late Old English hwinsian, of Germanic origin; related to German winseln; compare with whine
whinge
whinge
■When one of your players is unhappy about one of your transfer dealings then you can expect him to have a whinge.
一旦你的一名球员对你要卖某人不开心,你就可以预料到他要发牢骚了。
■With the US Department of Justice already investigating antitrust concerns relating to the case, the other big dogs just couldn't restrain themselves from pitching in together for a united whinge.
为什么这么重要的事情不是首席执行官亲自来做呢!我百忙之中抽出时间来听这个商业计划书,但是对方却让一个无足轻重的小子来为我讲解,这太不公平了。
■"Those who suffered grave loss made no complaint and whinge.
从头到尾,没有听到一丝叫苦与怨言;
■You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I do not whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's
你拒绝满足她生前最后的一个愿望,却又跟我怄气,因为我不肯像拉鲁哀特殡仪馆花钱雇来的送葬人那样号丧。
■Now when people ask me "Are you published?" I don’t get huffy and whinge about "the state of the publishing industry.
其实还有其他几个办法来完成它,但是当时还写着一本关于千禧年危机的书,我没有时间去了解。
■People who “whinge” about crime are told that they should leave the country;
对犯罪“抱怨不止”的人被告知,他们最好离开这个国家;
■74. People who“ whinge” about crime are told that they should leave the country; those who do leave are called traitors.
对犯罪“抱怨不止”的人被告知,他们最好离开这个国家;那些真的离开的人又被称作叛徒。
■I don't whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette's.
我不肯像拉鲁哀特殡仪馆花钱雇来的送葬人那样号丧。
■Makes you think doesn't it.We all whinge and moan about our Country but at least we don't have to put up with disasters like this.
我们常常抱怨我们的国家,但起码我们国家没有这么样的灾难啊。
■Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already puscy whing and shoving.
是啊,他们已经开始推推攘攘,真的打起来了。人们都说冰球比赛有时会很粗暴,但是才开始五分钟就打架,这可是不多见。
■Sometimes if they really want to have a whinge and moan they will keep going but it isn’t as intense and they usually stop soon after.
有时候如果他们愿意他们可以向他人抱怨,但他们的抱怨声并不那么强烈且会很快停止。
■Opinions and ideas are best delivered in an even voice .A whing tone will force the listener to "switch off",and therefore miss the point your argrment.
表达观点和意见给别人最好是用平稳的声调,长而高音的声调只会令聆听者避而远之,因而听不到你的见解。