解释
- vi. 哭泣；叹息；抱怨
- n. 哭诉；废话；抱怨
- vt. 抱怨；大声抱怨说
※ 提供单词"yammer"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- yammer (v.)
- late 15c., "to lament," probably from Middle Dutch jammeren and cognate Middle English yeoumeren, "to mourn, complain," from Old English geomrian "to lament," from geomor "sorrowful," probably of imitative origin. Cognate with Old Saxon jamar "sad, sorrowful," German Jammer "lamentation, misery." Meaning "to make loud, annoying noise" is attested from 1510s. Related: Yammered; yammering.
例句和用法
- 1. The more European voters balk at economic reform, the more politicians yammer on about values.
- 畏惧经济改革的欧洲选民越多, 政治家们大谈特谈价值观的情况也就会越多.
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