grumble

英 [ˈɡrʌmbl]

美 [ˈɡrʌmbl]

v. 咕哝; 嘟囔; 发牢骚; 咕隆; 发轰隆声
n. 嘟囔; 牢骚; 咕隆声; 隆隆声

过去式：grumbled　现在分词：grumbling　复数：grumbles　第三人称单数：grumbles　过去分词：grumbled　

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同义词辨析

complain beef grumble【导航词义：抱怨】

complainv. 抱怨，发牢骚

〔辨析〕

指因对待遇、处境不满或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说，常后接介词about/of。

〔例证〕

The old man complained about the hot weather.
老人抱怨天气炎热。
They have complained of sexual harassment.
她们投诉说受到性骚扰。
She complained that there was too much noise outside at night.
她抱怨夜里外面太吵。

beefv. 〈非正式〉抱怨

〔辨析〕

指总是抱怨、大发牢骚，常后接介词 about。

〔例证〕

The girl has a beef against him.
那姑娘对他有所不满。
The old woman is forever beefing about that.
那个老妇人没完没了地为那事抱怨。

grumblev. 抱怨

〔辨析〕

指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而怨恨地自言自语或向他人诉苦，常后接介词 about/at，可与 moan 换用。

〔例证〕

She grumbled/moaned about the food.
她抱怨饭菜不好吃。
He grumbled/moaned sometimes at her extravagance.
他有时抱怨她铺张浪费。

牛津词典

verb

咕哝；嘟囔；发牢骚
to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way
1. She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work.
  她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
2. ‘I'll just have to do it myself,’ he grumbled.
  “我只好自己动手了。”他咕哝着说。
3. They kept grumbling that they were cold.
  他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
咕隆；发轰隆声
to make a deep continuous sound
1. Thunder grumbled in the distance.
  远处雷声隆隆。

noun

嘟囔；牢骚
something that you complain about because you are not satisfied
1. My main grumble is about the lack of privacy.
  我最大的抱怨是缺乏隐私。
咕隆声；隆隆声
a long low sound
1. a distant grumble of thunder
  远处隆隆的雷声

柯林斯词典

VERB 抱怨；发牢骚
If someonegrumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way.
1. I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really...
  我不该抱怨妈妈——她真的很好。
2. Taft grumbled that the law so favored the criminal that trials seemed like a game of chance...
  塔夫脱抱怨法律如此偏袒罪犯，审判看来像是一场碰运气的游戏。
3. 'This is inconvenient,' he grumbled...
  “这不方便，”他抱怨道。
4. It's simply not in her nature to grumble.
  怨天尤人根本就不是她的性格。
5. Grumbleis also a noun.
6. My grumble is with the structure and organisation of the material.
  我所不满的是素材的结构和组织。
VERB 隆隆作响
If somethinggrumbles, it makes a low continuous sound.
1. It was quiet now, the thunder had grumbled away to the west...
  隆隆的雷声向西边传去，现在寂静下来了。
2. The dogs made a noise, a rough, grumbling sound.
  这些狗发出刺耳的低吼声。
3. Grumbleis also a noun.
4. One could often hear, far to the east, the grumble of guns.
  人们经常能听到从东边很远的地方传来的隆隆枪炮声。

英英释义

noun

a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Synonym:grumblingmurmurmurmuringmuttermuttering
a loud low dull continuous noise
1. they heard the rumbling of thunder
Synonym:rumblerumblinggrumbling

verb

make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
1. she grumbles when she feels overworked
Synonym:murmurmuttercroakgnarl
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
1. He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
2. We grumbled about the increased work load
Synonym:grouchscold
to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
1. he grumbled a rude response
2. Stones grumbled down the cliff
Synonym:growlrumble
make a low noise
1. rumbling thunder
Synonym:rumble

双语例句

He has everything he needs; he has nothing to grumble about.
他需要的都得到了，他没有什么可抱怨的。
Why grumble at me about your own mistakes?
这是你的愚蠢错误，为什么要抱怨我？
Some people be always grumble because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorn have roses.
有人常常因蔷薇有刺而埋怨，我则因刺里有蔷薇而感激。
Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.
你瞧，这么晚了，妈妈又该唠叨了！
You grumble about the time wasted in playing the game.
你抱怨玩这个游戏浪费时间。
We used to grumble that we were wasting time learning a dead language.
我们过去常常抱怨自己是在浪费时间学一门死语言。
They will grumble about having to do the work.
他们将为不得不做这工作而抱怨。
Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one if he comes by.
只是今天下午，我不会喊一次，甚至不是一个小小的抱怨当你尖叫和呜咽的冰淇淋车，我会买你一个，如果他来了。
Who are we, that you should grumble against us?
我们算什么，你们竟向我们发怨言呢？
Of course, some Europeans would grumble.
当然，一些欧洲人会抱怨。