To whimper is to make a low, weak crying sound — the small broken noise a person or an animal makes when they are hurt, afraid, or very sad, but not crying loudly. It is quieter than crying and much quieter than sobbing.

To whimper is to make a low, weak crying sound whimper是發出一種低沉、微弱的哭聲 the small broken noise a person or an animal makes是人或動物發出的那種細碎的聲音 when they are hurt, afraid, or very sad在受傷、害怕或非常難過的時候 but not crying loudly但不是大聲哭 It is quieter than crying它比一般哭泣還要小聲 and much quieter than sobbing也比啜泣小聲很多

A dog whimpers at the door. A child whimpers in her sleep. The sound is soft and it usually keeps repeating a little.

A dog whimpers at the door一隻狗在門口whimper A child whimpers in her sleep一個小孩在睡夢中whimper The sound is soft這個聲音很輕柔 and it usually keeps repeating a little而且通常會斷斷續續地重複

It is also used for how a person speaks. If you 'whimper' words, you say them in that same weak, half-crying voice: '"Please don't go," she whimpered.' In writing, this often replaces 'said', so the reader hears the voice. The noun is the same word: 'a whimper', the sound itself.

It is also used for how a person speaks它也可以用來形容一個人說話的樣子 If you 'whimper' words如果你'whimper'著說出話 you say them in that same weak, half-crying voice你是用那種微弱、半哭的聲音說出來 '"Please don't go," she whimpered.'像'"Please don't go," she whimpered.'（「拜託不要走，」她嗚咽地說） In writing, this often replaces 'said'在文字裡這常常取代'said' so the reader hears the voice讓讀者能聽見那個聲音 The noun is the same word名詞也是同一個字 'a whimper', the sound itself'a whimper'指的就是這個聲音本身

Here you should know a very common phrase: 'not with a bang but a whimper'. It means something ended in a small, sad, disappointing way instead of a big dramatic one — 'The show ended with a whimper' means it just faded away, and nobody cared much. This phrase comes from a famous poem, and English speakers use it constantly for failed projects, teams, and elections.

Here you should know a very common phrase這裡你該知道一個很常見的片語 'not with a bang but a whimper''not with a bang but a whimper' It means something ended in a small, sad, disappointing way它的意思是某件事以微小、悲傷、讓人失望的方式結束 instead of a big dramatic one而不是轟轟烈烈地結束 'The show ended with a whimper''The show ended with a whimper' means it just faded away, and nobody cared much意思是這場秀就這樣悄悄收場也沒什麼人在意 This phrase comes from a famous poem這個片語出自一首有名的詩 and English speakers use it constantly for failed projects, teams, and elections英語使用者很常拿它來講失敗的計畫、團隊和選舉

One more thing worth knowing: when you use whimper about an adult who is complaining, it sounds unkind — you are saying their complaint is weak and childish. So be careful using it about people. Used about animals and small children, it is gentle and full of sympathy.

One more thing worth knowing還有一件事值得知道 when you use whimper about an adult who is complaining當你用whimper來形容一個在抱怨的成年人時 it sounds unkind聽起來會有點不客氣 you are saying their complaint is weak and childish你等於是在說他們的抱怨很軟弱、很幼稚 So be careful using it about people所以用在人身上時要小心 Used about animals and small children用在動物和小小孩身上時 it is gentle and full of sympathy這個字則是溫柔、充滿同情的