grumbling

noun

1. 咕哝；嘟囔；发牢骚
   the act of complaining about sth
   1. We didn't hear any grumbling about the food.
      我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。
2. （集体的）隐隐的不满
   protests about sth that come from a number of people but that are not expressed very clearly

1. VERB 抱怨；发牢骚
   If someone grumbles, 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. Grumble is 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。
2. VERB 隆隆作响
   If something grumbles, 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. Grumble is 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。

1. Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry.
   尽管他只是在咕哝，可是他的措词却让罗德妮恼火。
2. The dogs made a noise, a rough, grumbling sound.
   这些狗发出刺耳的低吼声。
3. He spent his life grumbling about missed opportunities and sponging on his father for money.
   他一辈子都在抱怨失去的机会，并一直伸手向自己的父亲要钱。
4. Nothing pleased him. He was always grumbling.
   没有什么能使他满意，他总是发牢骚。
5. He's always grumbling.
   他老爱埋怨。
6. She started grumbling after walking only a few li. She's really too soft.
   她才走几里路就叫苦，未免太娇了。
7. Although grumbling sometimes, he works hard.
   牢骚归牢骚，他工作可不含糊。
8. The man is grumbling.
   这人正在发牢骚。
9. They were all grumbling about the company's refusal to increase their pay.
   他们都在埋怨公司拒绝给他们加工资。
10. You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.
    你们的怨言不是向我们发的，乃是向耶和华发的。
11. I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.
    以色列人向我发怨言，我都听见了。
12. He carried her in; I followed, grumbling execrations and vengeance.
    他把她抱了进去，我也跟了进去，嘴里还嘟嘟囔囔着诅咒和要报复。
13. I am fed up with her grumbling.
    我厌烦了她的抱怨。
14. London cannot afford to be complacent, but it will prove more resilient than any grumbling bankers may suggest.
    伦敦没有理由自满，但事实将证明，它要比那些满腹牢骚的银行家所认为的更具弹性。
15. The old man is a bear; he is always grumbling.
    那个老头是个鲁莽汉，总在发牢骚。
16. No one can hear me again this grumbling.
    没有人能听到我再这发怨言。
17. Grumbling about your troubles will not cure them.
    为你的烦恼发牢骚无济于事。
18. He was grumbling about the trains again.
    他又一次抱怨火车了。
19. Nothing contents that grumbling man.
    什么也不能使那个爱发牢骚的人满足。
20. They headed towards the waterhole with Wombat holding onto Mother Kangaroo's tail and grumbling all the way.
    袋鼠妈妈继续背着老袋熊往有水的地方去，一路上，老袋熊不停地发牢骚。
21. Grumbling to himself, he slid back under the surface, leaving only gurgling bubbles behind.
    它满腹怨言的喃喃抱怨着，缓缓的消失在水面下，只留下了一堆汩汩做响的泡沫。
22. Chou chung-wei's laughter broke in upon Chu yin-chiu's grumbling.
    朱吟秋的牢骚被周仲伟的一阵笑声扰乱了。
23. Some Tory backbenchers have been grumbling about his handling of the scandal.
    一些保守党后座议员一直在抱怨他对丑闻的处理。
24. Heads of US businesses who once thought well of President Barack Obama have turned to grumbling.
    曾对巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）总统表示赞赏的美国企业老板们，已转向了抱怨与不满。
25. His deputies are grumbling that he gives too many jobs to the left.
    他的副手们正在抱怨他给了左派人士太多了职位。
26. She has no patience with people who are always grumbling.
    她不能容忍那些常常发牢骚的人。
27. In fact I think they really enjoy complaining and grumbling and making trouble for other people.
    实际上我觉得他们真的很喜欢抱怨，喜欢发牢骚，喜欢给别人制造点麻烦。
28. It's no use grumbling at the weather.
    发天气的牢骚是无济于事的。
29. Stop grumbling! You've got nothing to complain about.
    别抱怨了！你没什麽可抱怨的。
30. Taxpayers are grumbling about the waste of government money, as usual.
    纳税者一如既往，埋怨政府的钱浪费掉了。

noun

1. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

   Synonym:    grumblemurmurmurmuringmuttermuttering

2. a loud low dull continuous noise
   1. they heard the rumbling of thunder

   Synonym:    rumblerumblinggrumble

adj

1. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound
   1. the rumbling rolling sound of thunder

   Synonym:    rumbling