grumble

单词辨析:

complain beef grumble 【导航词义:抱怨】
complain v. 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。

beef v. [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。

grumble v. 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。

相关例句:

Who are we, that you should grumble against us?

我们算什么,你们竟向我们发怨言呢?

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。

Farmers grumble about the high fuel and fertiliser prices that are helping to make the province rich.

农民所抱怨的高燃料价格和高肥料价格正在帮助萨斯喀彻温省变得富有。

If you have any complaints, make them openly. don't grumble behind our backs.

有意见当面提,别在背后说闲话。

Enjoyed tenderness from your messages, also your grumble of loneliness you couldn't hide.

我感觉到你每一条信息的温暖,也觉出了你孤独的埋怨。

Isn't your life extremely flat with nothing whatever grumble at?

若无事可以抱怨,你的生活岂不是过于平淡了吗?