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discontent n.不满adj.不满的v.令（人）不满 (1) 工人们流露出难以抑制的不满。(2) 他企图在我们中间散布不满情绪。(3) 她脸上有不满的表情。(4) 这骚乱仅仅是人们不满的一种表露而已。 The parts that make up discontent are dis, meaning "not" and content, "a state of peaceful happiness." So as an adjective, discontent means "not happy or peaceful" like the people of Egypt who expressed their discontent with their country's leader by protesting and demanding he give up power. As a verb, discontent means "to make dissatisfied," like bad news that discontents you.

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英 [ˌdɪskən'tent] 美 [ˌdɪskən'tent] (1) The workforce were smoldering with discontent.(2) He tried to sow discontent among us.(3) There was an expression of discontent on her face.(4) This riot is only one manifestation of people's discontent. The noun discontent means "longing for an improved situation," like thinking you haven't achieved everything you should have by now, discontent that probably makes you miserable. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]不满；不满意 Discontent is the feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with your situation.   [also N in pl]There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital.有报道称首都弥漫着不满的情绪。

英语单词	discontent
英美音标	英 [ˌdɪskən'tent] 美 [ˌdɪskən'tent]
中文释义	n.不满 adj.不满的 v.令（人）不满
英语例句	(1) The workforce were smoldering with discontent. (2) He tried to sow discontent among us. (3) There was an expression of discontent on her face. (4) This riot is only one manifestation of people's discontent.
中文例句	(1) 工人们流露出难以抑制的不满。 (2) 他企图在我们中间散布不满情绪。 (3) 她脸上有不满的表情。 (4) 这骚乱仅仅是人们不满的一种表露而已。
vocabulary简明	The noun discontent means "longing for an improved situation," like thinking you haven't achieved everything you should have by now, discontent that probably makes you miserable.
vocabulary扩展	The parts that make up discontent are dis, meaning "not" and content, "a state of peaceful happiness." So as an adjective, discontent means "not happy or peaceful" like the people of Egypt who expressed their discontent with their country's leader by protesting and demanding he give up power. As a verb, discontent means "to make dissatisfied," like bad news that discontents you.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]不满；不满意 Discontent is the feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with your situation. [also N in pl] There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital. 有报道称首都弥漫着不满的情绪。

Discontent Means Make 英 ˌdɪskən'tent] 美 ˌdɪskən'tent N.不满 Adj.不满的