gripe

英 [ɡraɪp]

美 [ɡraɪp]

n. 抱怨; 怨言; 牢骚
v. 抱怨; 发牢骚

复数：gripes　现在分词：griping　第三人称单数：gripes　过去式：griped　过去分词：griped　

Collins.1 / BNC.32678 / COCA.17456

牛津词典

noun

抱怨；怨言；牢骚
a complaint about sth
1. My only gripe about the hotel was the food.
  我对这家旅馆唯一不满的是伙食。

verb

抱怨；发牢骚
to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way
1. He's always griping about the people at work.
  他老是抱怨共事的人。

VERB 抱怨；发牢骚
If you say that someoneis griping, you mean they are annoying you because they keep on complaining about something.
1. Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars?...
  足球运动员的平均薪水已达50万美金，他们为什么还要抱怨呢？
2. They were always griping about high prices.
  他们总是抱怨物价太高。
N-COUNT 抱怨；牢骚
Agripeis a complaint about something.
1. My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable.
  我唯一不满的就是连一道主菜和一份甜点都没有。

noun

informal terms for objecting
1. I have a gripe about the service here
Synonym:kickbeefbitchsquawk

verb

complain
1. What was he hollering about?
Synonym:bitchgrousecrabbeefsquawkbellyacheholler

He likes to have a good gripe from time to time.
他时常爱发上一通牢骚。
The Chinese gripe that the plan for freer movement of goods involves few specifics.
中国方面抱怨说，这一让商品自由流动的计划几乎没什么具体细节。
They will never gripe about their contribution to you.
他们从不会埋怨对你付出的一切。
The host generally pays, and no one needs to hear you gripe about appetizer prices or shrimp count.
主人通常都会支付账单，没人想要听到你抱怨关于开胃菜的价格或者小虾的个数。
Indeed, he found the language so difficult that he even called his mother to gripe about the classes.
的确，他发现中文掌握起来太难了，以至于他曾给母亲打电话，抱怨课程的不易。
My only gripe about the hotel was the food.
我对这家旅馆惟一的不满是食物。
But the main gripe of wealthier visitors is that Singaporeans 'Mandarin is not up to scratch.
但富裕游客们的主要抱怨是，新加坡人的汉语说得不标准。
Now the Internet lets you gripe about your relationship endlessly, and for free.
如今，互联网让你可以无止尽地抱怨你的夫妻关系，而且还是免费的。
Question: what's the biggest gripe of retirees?
问：退休的人最常发的牢骚是？
My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable.
我唯一不满的就是连一道主菜和一份甜点都没有。