grumble
英 ['grʌmb(ə)l]
美['ɡrʌmbl]
- vi. 抱怨；嘟囔
- n. 怨言
- vt. 喃喃地说出
- adj. 抱怨地表示；嘟囔地说
词态变化
第三人称单数: grumbles;过去式: grumbled;过去分词: grumbled;现在分词: grumbling;名词: grumbler;
助记提示
1. 拟声词, 咕哝咕哝什么。
2. 谐音“咕哝吧、哥rumble”
3. rumble => grumble.
4. 可看成是growl + rumble；几乎等于rumble，象声词。
2. 谐音“咕哝吧、哥rumble”
3. rumble => grumble.
4. 可看成是growl + rumble；几乎等于rumble，象声词。
中文词源
grumble 咕哝
拟声词，模仿咕哝的声音。比较grouch, grouse,grunt.
英英释意
- 1. a loud low dull continuous noise;
- "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
- 2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
英文词源
- grumble
- grumble: see grim
- 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 excrescent -b- as in mumble. Related: Grumbled; grumbling.
- grumble (n.)
- 1620s, from grumble (v.).
同义词辨析
complain, grumble, murmur
这些动词均含"抱怨，埋忽"之意。
complain： 侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。
grumble： 指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。
murmur： 多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。
实用场景例句
- a distant grumble of thunder
- 远处隆隆的雷声
牛津词典
- My main grumble is about the lack of privacy.
- 我最大的抱怨是缺乏隐私。
牛津词典
- Thunder grumbled in the distance.
- 远处雷声隆隆。
牛津词典
- They kept grumbling that they were cold.
- 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
牛津词典
- ‘I'll just have to do it myself, ’ he grumbled.
- “我只好自己动手了。”他咕哝着说。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- The dogs made a noise, a rough, grumbling sound.
- 这些狗发出刺耳的低吼声。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really...
- 我不该抱怨妈妈——她真的很好。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Here in the Madison lab, scientists grumble about how fragile the precious colonies are.
- 在Madison的实验室, 科学家们抱怨说这些贵重的细胞集落非常脆弱.
期刊摘选
- Movers and shakers in the film industry don't like to grumble openly about the Oscars.
- 行业中翻云覆雨的人不愿意公开对奥斯卡指指点点.
期刊摘选
- Listen to her grumble about all her aches and pains.
- 倾听她对所有伤痛的抱怨.
期刊摘选
- We all grumble about them.
- 我们全都为纳税发牢骚.
期刊摘选
- Some people grumble over the price of the food.
- 有些人抱怨食物的价格.
期刊摘选
- Not to grumble. The flip side is that it's all remarkably cheap.
- 但别抱怨, 它也有另一面,好处是很便宜.
期刊摘选
- Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
- 林前10:10你们也不要发怨言 、 像他们有发怨言的 、 就被灭命的所灭.
期刊摘选
- We're not going to suffer, but the three kids grumble anyway.
- 我们不觉得难受, 3个孩子却抱怨连天.
期刊摘选
- Be acc your life extremely flat with nothing whatever to grumble at?
- 若无室可以抱怨,你的生活岂不是过于平凡了 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- Some of us grumble all day long.
- 咱们中的一部份人就终日抱怨.
期刊摘选
- Look! It's late. Mother will grumble again.
- 你瞧, 这么晚了, 妈妈又该唠叨了!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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.
期刊摘选
- William said: " Mustn't grumble, John. "
- 威廉说: “ 别发牢骚了, 约翰. ”
辞典例句
- The students often grumble over the food.
- 学生们老是抱怨伙食.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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 ?
期刊摘选
- I don't want to hear another grumble from you.
- 我不愿再听到你的抱怨.
《简明英汉词典》
- There was a small grumble from the third row.
- 第三排有人低声埋怨一声.
辞典例句