grumble
发音
英 [ˈɡrʌmbl]
美 [ˈɡrʌmbl]
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- vi.
- 抱怨
- 发牢骚
- 嘟囔
- （雷等）隆隆响
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- vt.
- 喃喃地说出
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- n.
- 抱怨
- 牢骚
- 咕哝
- （雷等的）隆隆声
单词词源
grumble 咕哝
拟声词，模仿咕哝的声音。比较grouch, grouse,grunt.
双语例句
- 1. Others grumble that big pharma firms are too bureaucratic .
- 另一些人则抱怨大型制药公司太过官僚主义。
- 2. They all had a good grumble but failed to find that road .
- 他们发了一大顿牢骚但没有找到那条路。
- 3. Who are we , that you should grumble against us ?
- 我们算什么，你们竟向我们发怨言呢？
- 4. Competition is fine , but professors grumble that they spend too much time on grant applications .
- 竞争固然很好，但是教授们埋怨他们花费了太多的时间用于申请拨款。
- 5. Businesses and banks will grumble about the burden of regulation .
- 企业和银行可能会对监管带来的负担有所抱怨。