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- reporting verb informal express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial〈非正式〉（尤指为小事）抱怨, 发牢骚：
no obj. he griped about empty counters in butchers' shops他抱怨肉店里的柜台空空如也
with direct speech 'Holidays make no difference to Simon, ' Pat griped.“放不放假对西蒙来说没什么两样”帕特不满地说。
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- with obj. affect with gastric or intestinal pain使（胃, 肠）绞痛：
it gripes my belly like a green apple
它害得我肚子痛, 就像吃了未成熟的苹果一样
as adj. griping then the griping pains started.接着肠胃开始绞痛。
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- with obj. archaic grasp tightly; clutch〈古〉握紧; 抓住：
Hilyard griped his dagger.
希尔亚德紧握匕首。
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- with obj. Nautical secure (a boat) with gripes【航海】用扣带系紧（小艇）。
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- no obj. Sailing (of a ship) turn to face the wind in spite of the helm【航海】偏航。
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- informal a complaint, especially a trivial one〈非正式〉抱怨, 牢骚：
my only gripe is that it could have been bigger.
我惟一的不满就是它原本可以更大些的。
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- mass noun gastric or intestinal pain; colic胃（或肠）绞痛。
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- archaic an act of grasping tightly〈古〉紧握; 抓牢。
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gripes
Nautical lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits【航海】（把小艇固定在大船甲板或吊艇杆上的）小艇扣带。
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griper
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