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grumble v.发牢骚；抱怨；轰鸣n.怨言；牢骚；轰隆声 (1) 抱怨她可不像他的做法。(2) 我们没什么可抱怨的。(3) 他们将为不得不干那项工作而抱怨。(4) 远处，雷声已经开始隆隆作响。(5) 我不愿再听到你的怨言了。(6) 他需要的一切都得到了，却还牢骚满腹。 The verb grumble is a great example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds just like what it means. When you say "grumble" out loud, you're practically already grumbling about something. The origin of grumble is the Middle French word grommeler, or "mutter through the teeth." Just think about the things in life that make you want to mutter through your teeth and you'll probably start to grumble.

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英 ['ɡrʌmbl] 美 ['ɡrʌmbl] (1) It's not like him to grumble at her.(2) We've got nothing to grumble about.(3) They will grumble about having to do the work.(4) Thunder begins to grumble in the distance.(5) I don't want to hear another grumble from you.(6) He has everything he needs, but he is still full of grumbles. When you grumble, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people grumble a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling. 1[VERB 动词]抱怨；发牢骚 If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way.   [V about/at n]  [V that]  [V with quote]  [V]  [usu N of n]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。'This is inconvenient,' he grumbled...“这不方便，”他抱怨道。It's simply not in her nature to grumble.怨天尤人根本就不是她的性格。Grumble is also a noun.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。grumblingThere have been grumblings about the party leader.对该党的领导人有一些微词。2[VERB 动词]隆隆作响 If something grumbles, it makes a low continuous sound.   [V adv/prep]  [V-ing]  [Also V]  [LITERARY 文]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。Grumble is also a noun.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。

英语单词	grumble
英美音标	英 ['ɡrʌmbl] 美 ['ɡrʌmbl]
中文释义	v.发牢骚；抱怨；轰鸣 n.怨言；牢骚；轰隆声
英语例句	(1) It's not like him to grumble at her. (2) We've got nothing to grumble about. (3) They will grumble about having to do the work. (4) Thunder begins to grumble in the distance. (5) I don't want to hear another grumble from you. (6) He has everything he needs, but he is still full of grumbles.
中文例句	(1) 抱怨她可不像他的做法。 (2) 我们没什么可抱怨的。 (3) 他们将为不得不干那项工作而抱怨。 (4) 远处，雷声已经开始隆隆作响。 (5) 我不愿再听到你的怨言了。 (6) 他需要的一切都得到了，却还牢骚满腹。
vocabulary简明	When you grumble, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people grumble a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling.
vocabulary扩展	The verb grumble is a great example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds just like what it means. When you say "grumble" out loud, you're practically already grumbling about something. The origin of grumble is the Middle French word grommeler, or "mutter through the teeth." Just think about the things in life that make you want to mutter through your teeth and you'll probably start to grumble.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]抱怨；发牢骚 If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way. [V about/at n] [V that] [V with quote] [V] [usu N of n] 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。 'This is inconvenient,' he grumbled... “这不方便，”他抱怨道。 It's simply not in her nature to grumble. 怨天尤人根本就不是她的性格。 Grumble is also a noun. 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。 grumbling There have been grumblings about the party leader. 对该党的领导人有一些微词。 2 [VERB 动词]隆隆作响 If something grumbles, it makes a low continuous sound. [V adv/prep] [V-ing] [Also V] [LITERARY 文] 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。 Grumble is also a noun. 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。

Grumble [V Grumbling Thunder I Complain Low Word