grumble
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/to sb) (about/at/over sth) complain or protest in a bad-tempered way 发怨言; 鸣不平
Stop grumbling! You´ve got nothing to complain about. 别抱怨了! 你没什麽可抱怨的.
Why grumble at me about your own stupid mistakes? 你自己犯了愚蠢的错误, 为什麽向我抱怨?
grumble at one´s low pay/at being badly paid 抱怨待遇低[差].
2 [I, Ip] ~ (away) make a deep continuous sound 发生低沉、 连续的声音
thunder grumbling (away) in the distance 远方隆隆的雷声
the sound of one´s stomach grumbling 肚子咕咕的叫声
(fig 比喻) a grumbling (ie intermittently painful) appendix 间歇性疼痛的阑尾. grumble, n
1 complaint 怨言; 牢骚: a person full of grumbles 牢骚满腹的人
I don´t want to hear another grumble from you. 我不愿再听到你的怨言了.
2 rumble 隆隆声; 辘辘声: a distant grumble of thunder 远方雷声隆隆.