grumble
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious 咕哝；嘟囔；发牢骚 - grumble (at/to somebody) (about/at somebody/something)
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。 - + speech
‘I'll just have to do it myself,’ he grumbled. “我只好自己动手了。” 他咕哝着说。 - grumble that…
They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
Synonyms complaincomplain- protest
- object
- grumble
- moan
- whine
- complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:
I’m going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。
- protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:
Students took to the streets to protest against the decision. 学生走上街头抗议这项决定。
- object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:
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。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
What are you moaning about now? 你在嘟囔些什么？
- whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Extra ExamplesHe was always grumbling at me. 他总是对我发牢骚。 I can't bear people who grumble about the weather. 我不能忍受那些抱怨天气的人。 She grumbled at having to carry so many boxes. 她抱怨不得不搬这么多箱子。 We're all well at the moment, so I can't grumble. 我们现在都很好，所以我不能抱怨。
- grumble (at/to somebody) (about/at somebody/something)
- [intransitive]
to make a deep continuous sound 咕隆；发轰隆声
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete grumme (probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch grommen) + -le.