大家好!很高興又來和大家分享英語學習筆記了。人生不如意十八九,所以常常會聽到或這或那的怨言。那麼今天就來和大家一起學習幾個關于“抱怨”的詞彙:
complain、grumble、moan、whine、whinge
注:These words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth. 以上各詞均含對人或事物感到惱怒、不高興或不滿之義。
complain 解釋:to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 指抱怨、埋怨、發牢騷
例句:I'm going to complain to the manager about this.我要就這件事給經理提意見。
grumble 解釋:( rather informal , disapproving ) to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way 指咕哝、嘟囔、發牢騷:
例句:They kept grumbling that they were cold.他們不停地嘟囔着說冷。
moan 解釋:( BrE , rather informal , disapproving ) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way 指抱怨、埋怨:
例句:What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什麼呢?
whine 解釋:( rather informal , disapproving ) to complain in an annoying, crying voice 指哭哭啼啼或哭嚷着訴說:
例句:
Stop whining!别哭哭啼啼的!
‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.“我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地說。
【注釋】
Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain.whine通常用于小孩子抱怨。
whinge 解釋:( BrE , informal , disapproving ) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way 指絮絮叨叨地抱怨
例句:She's always whingeing about how unfair everything is.她總是嘟囔着說一切都太不公平了。
【釋疑】
用grumble、moan還是whinge?
These are all fairly informal words for ‘complain’. Grumble tells you how the person who is complaining feels (= they are in a bad mood) ; moan and whinge tell you more about how the people listening to the complaints feel (= the complaining is annoying them) .
以上三詞均為complain的非正式用詞。
grumble表達抱怨者的感受,即心情不好;moan和whinge多表達聽者的心情,即抱怨使人心煩。
常用搭配 to complain / grumble / moan / whine / whinge about sth
to complain / grumble / moan at sth
to complain / grumble / moan / whine / whinge to sb
to complain / grumble / moan / whine that…
to complain bitterly
以上就是本期學習内容了,咱們下期再見!
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