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

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。
Her main gripe is that she's not being, trained properly.
她主要的牢骚是她没有受到良好训练。
However, my biggest single gripe is that this place is a high priced diploma mill.
但是，最让我纠结的是这个学校的高价的野鸡大学。
They will never gripe about their contribution to you.
他们从不会埋怨对你付出的一切。
Of course, global rivals demoted by the arrival of the Chinese have little to gripe about.
当然，全球竞争对手的市值排名尽管被中国上市银行超越，也没有什么可抱怨的。
They were always griping about high prices.
他们总是抱怨物价太高。
Fliers gripe that getting through airport security lines can be too slow.
飞机乘客抱怨说通过机场的安检通道可能太慢了。
Or gripe and complain, make life hard on someone.
也可以满腹牢骚，抱怨不停，让他人不悦。
He likes to have a good gripe from time to time.
他时常爱发上一通牢骚。