词源

源自方言词 (“惨叫”) +‎ (反复态后缀)。对比德語 (“抽泣”)。

发音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈwɪmpə(ɹ)/, /ˈʍɪmpə(ɹ)/

• （美国）音频：

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• 韻部：-ɪmpə(ɹ)

名词

(複數)

1. 呜咽声

动词

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，一般過去時及過去分詞)

1. 抽泣，啜泣

   The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.

   我们离开房间以后，孤独的小狗狗开始抽泣起来。

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2. 泣不成声；哀声
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3. 呜咽、哭泣着说

   “Master, please don’t punish me!” he whimpered.

   “主人，不要惩罚我！”他呜咽道。

   • 2019 5月 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, 出自 ‎:

     Stripped of all bravado, Cersei breaks, and shows the very scared, vulnerable woman who has kept her emotions at bay. “I don’t want to die,” she whimpers, “Not like this.” It’s all the more moving for coming from a character who built her identity on steely resolve and contempt for such hoary conceits as fear.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）