grumble
grumble 英 [ˈgrʌmbl] 美 [ˈɡrʌmbəl]
v. 抱怨；嘟囔 n. 怨言
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- When you grumble, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people grumble a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling.
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- v. 抱怨；嘟囔
- n. 怨言
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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。
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2. I'll just have to do it myself,’ he grumbled.
“我只好自己动手了。”他咕哝着说。
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3. They kept grumbling that they were cold.
他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
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4. Thunder grumbled in the distance.
远处雷声隆隆。
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5. My main grumble is about the lack of privacy.
我最大的抱怨是缺乏隐私。
- grumble (n.) 1620s, from grumble (v.).
- grumble (v.) 1580s, "complain in a low voice;" 1590s, "make a low, rumbling sound," from Middle French grommeler "mutter between the teeth" or directly from Middle Dutch grommelen "murmur, mutter, grunt," from grommen "to rumble, growl." Imitative, or perhaps akin to grim (adj.). With unetymological -b- as in mumble. Related: Grumbled; grumbling.
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