| 单词 | crybaby |
| 释义 | crybaby (once / 100164 pages) n A crybaby is someone who cries very easily and complains a lot. If you have a younger sister, you've probably called her a crybaby from time to time. You might be tempted to call someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, who is extremely sensitive and quick to burst into tears, a crybaby. It's a fairly derogatory term, however, and being called a crybaby will only make a crybaby cry even harder. The word dates from around 1850, and it's native to the United States, from the idea that someone "cries like a baby." WORD FAMILYcrybaby: crybabies USAGE EXAMPLESTrump’s campaign reacted furiously to the recount requests, accusing those involved of being “crybabies and losers”. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) “And I didn’t want to demean Bobby or seem like I was a crybaby.” The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) Crybaby, whiny: Anyone who disagrees with them or their preferred candidate, particularly protesters and people who object to the alt-right's embrace of racism and anti-Semitism. Los Angeles Times(Nov 15, 2016) 1n a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining Syn|Hypo|Hyper bellyacher, complainer, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner kvetch (Yiddish) a constant complainer disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable 2n a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy Syn|Hyper chicken, wimp doormat, weakling, wuss a person who is physically weak and ineffectual |
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