bleat
bleat
verb
bleater
noun
语源
verb
- [noobj.](of a sheep, goat, or calf) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry
（羊）咩咩地叫，（小牛）哞地叫
the lamb was bleating weakly.
小羊羔发出微弱的咩咩声。
[as noun bleating]the silence was broken by the plaintive bleating of sheep.
绵羊悲哀的咩咩声打破了寂静。
■[reporting verb]speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way
低声抱怨，噜里噜苏地发牢骚
it's no good just bleating on about the rising tide of crime.
光抱怨犯罪率不断上升丝毫无补于事。
- [insing.]the weak, wavering cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf
（羊的）咩咩声，（小牛的）哞声
the distant bleat of sheep.
远处的羊叫声。
■a person's weak or plaintive cry
（人的）微弱（或悲哀）的叫声
his despairing bleat touched her heart.
他绝望的哀鸣触动了她的心。
■(informal)a complaint
(非正式)抱怨，牢骚
they're hoping that I'll bow to their idiotic arrangements without a bleat.
他们希望我毫无怨言地迁就他们愚蠢的安排。
bleater
noun
语源
- Old English blǣtan, of imitative origin
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