grumbling是什么意思？

grumbling

英[ˈgrʌmblɪŋ]

• adj. 喃喃鸣不平的，出怨言的；
• v. 抱怨( grumble的现在分词 )，发牢骚，咕哝，发哼声；

复数：grumblings;

例句

• Taxpayers are grumbling about the waste of government money,as usual. 纳税者一如既往,埋怨政府的钱浪费掉了。
• I have no use for people who are always grumbling? 我对那些总是抱怨的人已无耐心了.
• 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。
• After all, the grumbling baby - boomer managers are the same indulgent parents who produced the millennial generation. 毕竟, 对新生代员工颇为不满的婴儿潮经理们正是娇惯出新千年一代的父母们.
• He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his father for money. 他一辈子都在抱怨失去的机会，并一直伸手向自己的父亲要钱。
• The dogs made a noise, a rough, grumbling sound. 这些狗发出刺耳的低吼声。
• Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry. 尽管他只是在咕哝，可是他的措词却让罗德妮恼火。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  抱怨；发牢骚
  If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way.
  例句
  I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really... 我不该抱怨妈妈——她真的很好。 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。
• VERB
  隆隆作响
  If something grumbles, it makes a low continuous sound.
  例句
  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。 The dogs made a noise, a rough, grumbling sound. 这些狗发出刺耳的低吼声。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a loud low dull continuous noise;
  "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
  2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
• Adjective
  1. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound;
  "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"
  2. muttering discontentedly;
  "the grumbling boarders requested a meeting with the cook"