grouch
grouch 英 [graʊtʃ] 美 [ɡraʊtʃ]
n. 心怀不满；不高兴的人；抱怨 vi. 发牢骚；闹脾气；抱怨
进行时:grouching 过去式:grouched 过去分词:grouched 第三人称单数:grouches 名词复数:grouches
- A grouch is a cranky person who complains a lot. You could describe your grumpy old Grandpa as a grouch.
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- n. 心怀不满；不高兴的人；抱怨
- vi. 发牢骚；闹脾气；抱怨
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1. My father can be a real grouch.
我父亲有时候真爱发牢骚。
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2. Inspired by Veenhoven's rankings, former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio （and self-proclaimed grouch） Eric Weiner embarked on a quest to visit the happiest places on earth.
受到范荷文这个排名的启发，前美国国家公共广播电台驻外通讯记者埃里克? 韦纳（他自称是个爱发牢骚的人）决定出发去走访世界上那些最快乐的地方。
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3. Is your character a grouch?
你的角色是一个经常爱抱怨的人么？
- grouch (n.) "ill-tempered person," 1896, earlier "state of irritable glumness" (1890, in expressions such as to have a grouch on), U.S. college student slang, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching "complaint, grumbling" (see grutch).
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