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grumble /'grAmbl; 'grAmbl/ vi, vt 1 [VP2A, C, 3A] ~ (at/about/over sth), complain or protest in a bad-tempered way: 发怨言; 鸣不平: He's always grumbling. 他老是发牢骚。 He ~d. at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨峪他的待遇低微。 2 [VP6A, 15B] ~ (out), say in a sullen, dissatisfied way: 抱怨地说出:~ ( o“r) a reply. 抱怨地回答。 3 [VP2A, C] make a low, growling sound: 作隆隆吏 thunder grumbling in the distance. 远处隆隆的雷声。 n [C] (usu bad-tempered) complaint or protest: (通常为坏脾气的)怨言; 不平: That fellow is full of ~s. 那家伙满腹牢骚。 grumbler /'grm-bb(r); 'grAmbl/ n person who ~s. 埋怨者; 发牢骚的人。 |