grumbles

英 [ˈɡrʌmblz]

美 [ˈɡrʌmblz]

v.  咕哝; 嘟囔; 发牢骚; 咕隆; 发轰隆声
grumble的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抱怨；发牢骚
  If someonegrumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way.
  1. I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really...
     我不该抱怨妈妈——她真的很好。
  2. 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。
  3. 'This is inconvenient,' he grumbled...
     “这不方便，”他抱怨道。
  4. It's simply not in her nature to grumble.
     怨天尤人根本就不是她的性格。
  5. Grumbleis also a noun.
     
  6. My grumble is with the structure and organisation of the material.
     我所不满的是素材的结构和组织。
• VERB 隆隆作响
  If somethinggrumbles, it makes a low continuous sound.
  1. 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。
  2. The dogs made a noise, a rough, grumbling sound.
     这些狗发出刺耳的低吼声。
  3. Grumbleis also a noun.
     
  4. One could often hear, far to the east, the grumble of guns.
     人们经常能听到从东边很远的地方传来的隆隆枪炮声。

双语例句

• Grumbles are heard all round.
  怨言四起。
• It is a good wife that never grumbles.
  再好的妻子也唠叨。
• She's tired of your unending grumbles.
  她厌倦了你那无休止的抱怨。
• Japanese business folk in China are not short of grumbles these days, what with the unpredictable officialdom, congested roads, soaring prices and thickening smog.
  在华日本商界人士近来一直在抱怨中国难以捉摸的官僚、拥堵的道路、飞涨的物价和越来越污浊的空气。
• But its efforts to expand have led to grumbles in Europe about subsidies and a backlash in America against its opacity.
  但该公司在努力扩大规模这让欧洲方面有所怨言，称其存在不正常补贴；而美国也指责华为“不透明”。
• It is a good horse that never stumbles; and a good wife that never grumbles.
  再好的马也会失蹄，再好的妻子也会唠叨。
• Eat a good meal before you go to prevent tummy grumbles while you chat.
  去之前还要吃好饭，以免与雇主交谈时你的肚子饿得咕咕叫。
• I have a few grumbles regarding what was said.
  我对刚才所说的有一点怨言。
• Grumbles by institutional investors give regulators more excuse to get involved.
  机构投资者们喋喋不休的抱怨给了监管层更多的借口以介入暗盘交易。
• Germans moan about a dearth of engineers; Boeing grumbles about capacity constraints in the supply chain.
  德国在抱怨工程师短缺；波音（boeing）则抱怨供应链产能有限。