2VERB 微弱地尖声诉说;羊叫般地说 If someone bleats, they speak in a weak, high voice. 微弱地尖声诉说;羊叫般地说 [written]
'I don't want it,' Eric bleated. [VERB with quote]
“我不想要它,”埃里克微弱地尖声说。
Bleat is also a noun.
She wanted to scream, but all that would come out was this faint bleat.
她想尖叫,但最终只是发出了这么微弱的呻吟。
3VERB 抱怨;低声诉苦 If you say that someone bleats about something, you mean that they complain about it in a way which makes them sound weak and irritating. 抱怨;低声诉苦 [disapproval] [Also VERB that]
They are always bleating about 'unfair' foreign competition. [VERB + about]
他们总是抱怨“不公平的”外国竞争。
Don't come bleating to me every time something goes wrong. [VERB prep./adv.]