whine

哀れな鳴き声、甲高い音

不満や苦痛のある人や動物などが出す、長く甲高い声や音。

やさしい英語で： A long, high sound, often made by someone or an animal that is unhappy.

• The puppy gave a little whine.
• We heard the high whine of a motor.
• Her voice rose to a tired whine.

類義語： whimper

よく使う表現： high whine, low whine, whine of something

泣き言、愚痴

子どもっぽく、または自分を哀れみすぎて言う不満。

やさしい英語で： A complaint that sounds childish or shows too much pity for yourself.

• I had a whine about work.
• Nobody wanted to hear another whine about his salary.
• Her complaints sounded like the whines of a spoiled child.

使い方： a whine about something (His latest whine about the food bored everyone.)

類義語： complaint, moan

よく使う表現： have a whine, whine about something, constant whine

泣き言を言う、ぐずる

子供のようにしつこく不満を言う。

やさしい英語で： To complain in an annoying, childish way.

• Please stop whining.
• He whined about the long wait.
• Do you always whine when things go wrong?

使い方： whine about something (He whines about having too much homework.); whine that… (She whined that nobody listened to her.)

類義語： complain, moan, grumble

よく使う表現： whine about something, whine to someone

くんくん鳴く、甲高い音を立てる

動物の悲しげな鳴き声のような、長く甲高い音を出す。

やさしい英語で： To make a long, high sound like an unhappy animal’s cry.

• The dog whined at the door.
• The engine was whining under the strain.
• A mosquito whines beside my ear every night.

類義語： whimper, howl

よく使う表現： whine softly, whine loudly, whine at something

甲高い音を立てて進む

長く甲高い音を立てながら進む。

やさしい英語で： To move while making a long, high sound.

• A jet whined overhead.
• Bullets whined through the trees.
• The little aircraft whined away into the clouds.

使い方： whine past/through/into somewhere (A bullet whined past the window.)

よく使う表現： whine past someone, whine through something, whine overhead