repine

🇬🇧 UK/ri'pain/🇺🇸 US

GREB1

Definitions

v.

To feel or express discontent or fretful dissatisfaction; to complain or grumble

抱怨；发牢骚；不满

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

repineother

=repine

Common Collocations

1.repine at one's fate对命运抱怨不满
2.[repine over misfortune]为不幸而郁郁寡欢
3.repine in discontent在不满中嗟叹

Example Sentences

1.
He would often repine about his lot in life, yet never took steps to change it.
2.
It is pointless to repine over opportunities that have already passed.

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