grumble
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/to sb) (about/at/over sth) complain or protest in a bad-tempered way 发怨言; 鸣不平
Stop grumbling! You've got nothing to complain about. 别抱怨了! 你没什麽可抱怨的.
Why grumble at me about your own stupid mistakes? 你自己犯了愚蠢的错误, 为什麽向我抱怨?
grumble at one's low pay/at being badly paid 抱怨待遇低[差].
2 [I, Ip] ~ (away) make a deep continuous sound 发生低沉、 连续的声音
thunder grumbling (away) in the distance 远方隆隆的雷声
the sound of one's stomach grumbling 肚子咕咕的叫声
(fig 比喻) a grumbling (ie intermittently painful) appendix 间歇性疼痛的阑尾. grumble, n
1 complaint 怨言; 牢骚: a person full of grumbles 牢骚满腹的人
I don't want to hear another grumble from you. 我不愿再听到你的怨言了.
2 rumble 隆隆声; 辘辘声: a distant grumble of thunder 远方雷声隆隆.
🔁 扩展释义
*['grʌmbl]n. 怨言, 满腹牢骚vi. 抱怨, 发牢骚, 发隆隆声vt. 抱怨
📖 同为「博士」词汇
overcastadj. 天阴的,多云的;
vt. 使沮丧;包缝;遮蔽;
n. [气象学]阴,阴天;遮盖物(尤指云、雾等;郁闷,忧愁,沮丧;[采矿]风桥;
Yes, I'll start work at the Farm Institute next month. I'm looking forward to that. My only regret is that it's quite a long way from all my friends.
是的,下个月我将在农学院工作。我一直盼望得到这份工作。唯一的遗憾是所有朋友都离我太远了。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189