bleat
n cry of a sheep, goat or calf; any noise like this 羊或牛犢的叫聲; 類似羊或牛犢叫的聲音. bleat, v
1 [I] make a bleat 作羊或牛犢叫聲.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (out) (fig 比喻) say (sth) or speak feebly or plaintively 以微弱或哀傷的聲音說(某事物)
What are you bleating about? 你喃喃地說些甚麼?
He bleated out a feeble excuse. 他以微弱的聲音作無力的辯解.