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grievance n.委屈,冤情,不平 A grievance is a complaint that may or may not be justified. Often a grievance is a complaint about something that breaks a rule or a law, like a grievance filed against a person who builds a fence in his front yard in a town that does not allow that. If that same neighbor plants flowers he knows make you sneeze uncontrollably, you might be unhappy about that, but this is the kind of grievance you can work out among yourselves. ★☆☆☆☆ 2005.1

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['gri:vəns] A grievance is a complaint. It can be formal, like an employee files grievance because of unsafe working conditions, or more of an emotional matter, like a grievance against an old friend who betrayed you. Such behaviour is regarded as “all too human,” with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]委屈；不满；不平；抱怨 If you have a grievance about something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair.   [usu with supp]They had a legitimate grievance...他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.让驾驶员深感不满的是驾驶执照收费的提高。...a deep sense of grievance.强烈的不满

英语单词	grievance
英美音标	['gri:vəns]
中文释义	n.委屈,冤情,不平
vocab简明	A grievance is a complaint. It can be formal, like an employee files grievance because of unsafe working conditions, or more of an emotional matter, like a grievance against an old friend who betrayed you.
vocab扩展	A grievance is a complaint that may or may not be justified. Often a grievance is a complaint about something that breaks a rule or a law, like a grievance filed against a person who builds a fence in his front yard in a town that does not allow that. If that same neighbor plants flowers he knows make you sneeze uncontrollably, you might be unhappy about that, but this is the kind of grievance you can work out among yourselves.
真题原句	Such behaviour is regarded as “all too human,” with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]委屈；不满；不平；抱怨 If you have a grievance about something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair. [usu with supp] They had a legitimate grievance... 他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。 The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences. 让驾驶员深感不满的是驾驶执照收费的提高。 ...a deep sense of grievance. 强烈的不满
来源	2005.1

Grievance Complaint Sense Gri:Vəns N.委屈,冤情,不平 Formal Employee Files