Word · Frequency #35364
grizzle
/ˈgrizl/
verb
低声哭闹；抽噎
核心释义
To cry continuously but not very loudly, especially of young children.
- 1.
使变灰或变灰,如因年老。
To make or become grey, as with age.
- 2.
持续但不大声地哭(尤指幼儿)。
To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).
使变灰；变灰白；使变灰或变灰,如因年老。；持续但不大声地哭(尤指幼儿)。；变成灰色；抱怨
用法In use
The child grizzled all afternoon because he was tired.
用法提示：抱怨；动词过去式
She grizzled about the long wait at the doctor's office.
用法提示：抱怨；动词过去式
His hair began to grizzle as he aged.
用法提示：变成灰色；动词不定式
grizzle
不及物用法，多指幼儿持续而小声地哭闹，常带有烦躁、不满的意味。
The tired toddler grizzled in her pushchair and pushed the bottle away.
疲惫的幼儿在婴儿车里小声哭闹，把奶瓶推开了。
grizzle sth
及物用法，意为“使……变灰白”，对象多为头发、胡须；相比之下，表示“变灰白”的不及物用法更常见。
Age had grizzled his black beard within a few years.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- grisly
- 可怕的；骇人的 · grisly 是形容词，形容场面、事件或细节“血腥、骇人”；grizzle 是动词，表示“低声哭闹”或“变灰”。要形容恐怖的事物只能用 grisly，说动作或变化时不能用它。
- grizzly
- 灰白色的；灰熊 · grizzly 是形容词“灰白的”或名词“灰熊”，描述颜色状态或动物本身；grizzle 是动词，强调“变灰”的过程或“低声哭”。说颜色、说熊时用 grizzly，说动作时用 grizzle。
- drizzle
- 下毛毛雨；毛毛雨 · drizzle 指下细雨，主语通常是 it（天气）；grizzle 指幼儿持续低声哭闹，主语是人。谈天气用 drizzle，说孩子哭用 grizzle。
词族Word family
- grizzled
- 头发灰白的；灰色的 · adj. (grizzle + -ed, final -e dropped)
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
该动词可作及物或不及物使用，及物时意为'使成灰色'，不及物时意为'变成灰色'或'抱怨'。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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