grumble
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way. 抱怨
They grumble about how hard they have to work. 他們抱怨自己工作得很辛苦。
Taft grumbled that the law so favoured the criminal that trials seemed like a game of chance. 塔夫脫抱怨法律如此有利於罪犯,使得讅判看來像是一場運氣的遊戯。
2. N-COUNT Grumble is also a noun. 抱怨
My only grumble is that there isn't a non-smoking section. 我惟一的抱怨是這兒沒有無菸區。
3. V-I If something grumbles, it makes a low continuous sound. 隆隆作響[文學性]
It was quiet now, the thunder had grumbled away to the west. 現在安靜了,雷聲已經隆隆作響地傳到西邊了。
4. N-SING Grumble is also a noun. 隆隆響聲[usu N 'of' n]
One could often hear, far to the east, the grumble of guns. 人們經常可以聽到在遠遠的東邊有隆隆的槍砲聲。
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grumble /ˈɡrʌmbəl/ (grumbling,grumbled,grumbles)
剑桥词典
- to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way
發牢騷,抱怨,嘟囔
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job . 她一晚上都在曏我抱怨她的工作。
[ 跟直接引語一起使用的動詞 ] "You never hang your coat up," she grumbled. “你就從來不會把外套掛起來。”她埋怨道。
If your stomach grumbles, it makes a low , continuous noise , usually because you are hungry .
(通常因爲餓而)肚子咕咕叫
grumbler
noun [ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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a person who complains a lot
牢騷滿腹的人,縂是抱怨的人