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gripe noun /ɡraɪp/ /ɡraɪp/ (informal)- a complaint about something抱怨
- My only gripe about the hotel was the food.我对这家旅馆唯一不满的是食物。
- The main gripe has to be the lack of space for luggage.主要的抱怨是缺乏行李空间。
Word OriginOld English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope. The current usage, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.
gripe verb /ɡraɪp/ /ɡraɪp/ [intransitive] (informal)- gripe (about somebody/something) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way抱怨；发牢骚
- He's always griping about the people at work.他老是抱怨共事的人。
- Some members were griping about the new constitution.一些成员对新宪法颇有微词。
- Throughout history, Americans have griped about taxes.纵观历史，美国人一直对税收耿耿于怀。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2Word OriginOld English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope. The current usage, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.
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