gripe

🇬🇧 UK/graip/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To complain persistently about minor matters; to annoy or irritate

抱怨,发牢骚;使烦恼

n.

A petty or trivial complaint

牢骚,抱怨

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
gripeother
=gripe

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Don't gripe about minor problems; try to solve them constructively.

  • 2.

    Her constant gripes about the menu annoyed the restaurant staff.

  • 3.

    He had a legitimate gripe about the unfair treatment he received.

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