moaning Minnie

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发音

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词形变化

moaning Minnies 复数 moaning Minnies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who moans; a peevish complainer.

    俚语

    Don't you think that's the way to persuade more companies to come to this region and get more jobs—because I want them—for the people who are unemployed? Not always standing there as moaning minnies. Now stop it!

  2. 2.

    An air raid siren.

    历史 俚语
  3. 3.

    A noisy rocket artillery piece (after 1944, the German Nebelwerfer).

    历史 俚语

词源

Possibly from the French name Minié (for a soft lead bullet) or the German Minenwerfer, a type of trench mortar (WW I allusions), or simply because of the alliteration of the name with the participial adjective; see Martin, Gary (November 2022), “Moaning Minnie”, in Phrases.org.UK, retrieved 29 Nov 2022.

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