grouch about sth
He grouched about the weather all day.
他整天都在抱怨天气。
抱怨；发牢骚
grouching — present participle of grouch
发脾气或易怒；抱怨。；闹脾气
To be grumpy, irritable, or complain
发脾气或易怒；抱怨。
To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
一般现在时
He often grouches about the weather.
他经常抱怨天气。
一般过去时
She grouched all day yesterday.
她昨天一整天都在发牢骚。
现在进行时
They are grouching over the new rules.
他们正在对新规则发牢骚。
动词形式规则变化
He always grouches about the weather, no matter what season it is.
他总是抱怨天气，不管是什么季节。
用法提示：grouch用作不及物动词，后接about引出抱怨内容，表示发牢骚。
Stop grouching and help me with the dishes.
别发牢骚了，帮我洗碗吧。
用法提示：grouching是现在分词形式，用于祈使句否定结构，表示停止闹脾气。
She grouched all the way through the movie because she didn't like it.
整场电影她都在抱怨，因为不喜欢。
用法提示：grouched是过去式，描述过去持续的不满情绪。
He grouched about the weather all day.
他整天都在抱怨天气。
She grouched at her husband for being late.
她因丈夫迟到而对他发牢骚。
They grouched that the food was too cold.
他们抱怨食物太凉了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He grouched the bad service.
正确表达He grouched about the bad service.
动词grouch是不及物动词，后接抱怨对象时需要加介词about，不能直接跟宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is grouch.
正确表达He is grouchy.
描述一个人的脾气时应该使用形容词grouchy，而不是名词或动词grouch。
grouch强调坏脾气的态度，gripe侧重于具体的不满
grouch暗示习惯性烦躁，complain是具体行为
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