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grumble verb
⇨ complain complain verb complain ♦︎ protest ♦︎ object ♦︎ grumble ♦︎ moan ♦︎ whine ♦︎ carpThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth. 这些词均表示抱怨、发牢骚、抗议。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan / whine / carp about sth◆to grumble / moan / carp on about sth◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan at sth◆to grumble / moan / whine at sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine to sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine that...◆to complain / protest / grumble loudly■ complain [intransitive, transitive] to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚◆She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.她从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。◆I'm going to complain to the manager about this.我要向经理投诉这件事。◆'It's not fair,' she complained.“这不公平。”她抱怨道。◆ (rather formal) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.被告申诉在调查时受到恐吓。■ protest [intransitive, transitive] to say or do sth to show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly; to give sth as a reason for protesting （尤指公开）反对；抗议；提出⋯作为反对的理由◆Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.学生走上街头，抗议这项决定。◆It's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。◆She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.她抗议自己得不到公正的审判。ⓘ In American English protest can also take a noun as object. 在美式英语中，protest也可以接名词作宾语◆ (NAmE) They fully intend to protest the decision.他们决意反对这项决定。 see also protest ⇨ opposition , protest ⇨ demonstration , protester ⇨ protester ■ object [intransitive, transitive] to say that you disagree with or disapprove of sth; to give sth as a reason for objecting 反对；提出⋯作为反对的理由；抗辩说◆If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week.如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。◆I really object to being charged for parking.我非常反对收停车费。◆He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.他抗辩说警察没有充分的证据就逮捕了他。 see also objection ⇨ opposition ■ grumble [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way 咕哝；嘟囔；发牢骚◆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。■ moan [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way （令人厌烦地）抱怨，发牢骚◆They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.他们总是牢骚满腹，抱怨有很多事要做。◆ (BrE) What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什么呢？ see also moan ⇨ whisper ■ whine / /waɪn/ / [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice 哀诉；哭诉；哭嚷◆Stop whining!别哭哭啼啼的！◆'I want to go home,' whined Toby.“我要回家。”托比哭嚷道。ⓘ Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain. * whine常指小孩子抱怨的方式。■ carp [intransitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to repeatedly complain about sth in a way that criticizes other people and is annoying 一再抱怨；不停地指责；唠叨◆I've had enough of him constantly carping and criticizing.我受够了他不断的抱怨和指责。◆Lord, how you carp on, Lucy!天啊，露西你怎么这么唠叨！ⓘ Carp is often followed by on, which emphasizes the repeated nature of this sort of complaining. * carp后常跟on，以强调喋喋不休。 |