grumbled

英 [ˈɡrʌmbld]

美 [ˈɡrʌmbld]

v.  咕哝; 嘟囔; 发牢骚; 咕隆; 发轰隆声
grumble的过去分词和过去式

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

• The old man grumbled. They misspelled my name!
  老头抱怨道，他们把我名字拼错啦！
• Everyone grumbled at the imposition of new taxes.
  对征收新加的赋税人人都抱怨。
• Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth
  有人抱怨说根本不值得为约翰逊浪费精力。
• Consumers grumbled their endless complaints.
  消费者无休止地抱怨。
• They grumbled in their tents and would not listen to the voice of the Lord.
  在自己帐幕内抱怨怀恨，不愿意听从上主的声音。
• Single girls have always grumbled that good-looking men are difficult to find.
  单身女孩总是抱怨英俊的男人很难找。
• 'The King should be asking our advice, not talking to that foreigner, Daniel,'they grumbled.
  “国王本应该向我们寻求建议，而不是那个外国人但以理。”他们抱怨道。
• Brezhnev grumbled that I seemed constantly to stress what the agreement was not, rather than its positive aspects.
  勃列日涅夫抱怨说，我似乎经常强调该协定的消极方面，而不是强调它的积极方面。
• "Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.
  「为什么你已经有钱了还需要更多？」父亲生气的说着。
• She grumbled something to the effect that Madame ought to have come to a decision.
  她咕噜了几句话，意思是说，太太早应该有所决定。