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。
低声哭闹；抽噎
grizzles — third person singular of grizzle
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
To cry continuously but not very loudly, especially of young children.
使变灰或变灰,如因年老。
To make or become grey, as with age.
持续但不大声地哭(尤指幼儿)。
To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).
一般现在时
He grizzles about everything.
他凡事都抱怨。
past
She grizzled all day yesterday.
她昨天抱怨了一整天。
现在进行时
The baby is grizzling for attention.
宝宝正哼唧着要人注意。
规则变化，注意拼写
The child grizzled all afternoon because he was tired.
那个孩子因为累了，整个下午都在抱怨。
用法提示：抱怨；动词过去式
She grizzled about the long wait at the doctor's office.
她抱怨在医生办公室等了很久。
用法提示：抱怨；动词过去式
His hair began to grizzle as he aged.
随着年龄增长，他的头发开始变灰。
用法提示：变成灰色；动词不定式
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。
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.
几年之间，岁月使他的黑胡须变得灰白。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tired toddler grizzled tears before bedtime.
正确表达The tired toddler grizzled before bedtime.
grizzle 表示“低声哭闹”时是不及物动词，不能接 tears 作宾语；汉语“哭出眼泪”不能逐字直译成 grizzle tears。
grammar · medium
易错句子The baby grizzly all night.
正确表达The baby grizzled all night.
grizzly 是名词（灰熊）或形容词（灰色的），不能作动词；动词 grizzle 的过去式是 grizzled。
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 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 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。
adj. (grizzle + -ed, final -e dropped)
n. (grizzle + -er, final -e dropped)
n./adj. (grizzle + -ing, final -e dropped)
adj. (grizzle + -y, final -e dropped)
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