英語詞匯

六個表示“抱怨”、“埋怨”的動詞

嘉中

complain、grumble、murmur、 mutter、groan、moan

這組詞都可表示的意思。

英語中表示“抱怨”、“埋怨”最常用的動詞是 complain 和 grumble。

complain “抱怨”、“訴苦”、“發牢騷”；指向他人訴說心中對某事、某人的不滿。常用

結構是： 1） complain of / about …… ；2）complain (to sb.) that ……

例句：

He complained of being excluded from the meeting which was due to attend.

他抱怨不讓他參加他理應參加的會議。

They never complain about working extra time to anybody.

他們加班加點工作, 從不向任何人抱怨。

Those who complain most are most to be complained of.

抱怨最多的人往往最招人怨。

Jane always complained to her mother that she had no decent clothes to wear

when attending to a party

簡總是向她母親抱怨，她參加聚會沒有像樣的衣服可穿。

Many city residents complain that it is so few buses in their city that they have to

spend much more time waiting for a bus.

許多市民抱怨城市的公交車太少，以至於他們要花很長時間等一輛公交車。

These days, people in growing numbers are beginning to complain that work is more

stressful and less leisurely than in past.

現在，越來越多的人們開始抱怨工作壓力大而休閑時間少。

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grumble “抱怨”、“埋怨”、“發牢騷”；指一邊發脾氣一邊訴說受到的不公正的對待，

也可指自言自語、嘮嘮叨叨地埋怨，並不十分期望被認真地對待。常與介詞at、about、over

連用。

例句：

She often grumbles at her husband doing nothing all day long at home expect

reading.

她經常抱怨她丈夫除瞭看書整天在傢啥都不幹。

He often grumbles about his bad fate instead of resolutely facing the adversity.

他經常抱怨他命運不濟，而不是堅定地面對逆境。

It's a good horse that never stumbles，and it’s a good wife that never grumbles.

良馬不失蹄，賢妻不聒絮。

He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.

他除瞭埋怨局勢之外別無他法。

Why grumble at me about your own stupid mistakes?

你自己犯瞭愚蠢的錯誤，為什麼向我抱怨?

Jones was one of those men who grumble at everything and everybody.

有些人總是對任何事和任何人都感到不稱心，瓊斯就是這樣的人。

murmur 和 mutter本意是 “喃喃自語”，“低聲自語”，groan 和moan本意是 “呻

吟”，這四個詞都可引申出有怨言，嘀咕嘟囔著表達某種不滿。通常是低聲或私下的抱怨。

例句：

Some employees muttered angrily when they heard that all leaves had been

canceled.

一些員工聽到假期都被取消，嘴裡氣憤地嘀咕著抱怨。

Some staff members are beginning to mutter about the new President.

有些職員開始抱怨新任的總經理。

They began to murmur against their coach, but he gave them fair words.

他們咕噥著埋怨起教練來瞭，他卻很和氣地同他們講話。

He was quite annoyed and murmured vengeance at you when he walked away.

他非常生氣，嘴裡嘟嚷著要對你進行報復離開瞭。

His parents were beginning to groan about the price of college tuition.

他的父母開始抱怨大學的學費太貴。

Many people are groaning about the sky-high rents and real estate in New York

City.

許多人都在抱怨紐約市天價的房租和房地產。

Scientists habitually moan that the public doesn't understand them.

科學傢們習慣性地抱怨公眾不理解他們。

She is always moaning about her bad memory.

她總是抱怨自己的記性不好。