Word · Frequency #33994
grumbling
/ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/
noun
抱怨;牢骚
complaining
- 1.
complaining
抱怨。
- 2.
rumbling
隆隆声
隆隆声;咕噜声;抱怨。;隆隆声
In use
The grumbling of the old engine could be heard from down the street.
We woke up to the low grumbling of distant thunder.
There was a constant grumbling from the machinery in the basement.
adjective + grumbling
常用形容词有constant, continuous, loud等。
There was constant grumbling from the employees about the new policy.
员工们对新政策持续抱怨。
verb + grumbling
常用动词有hear, cause, provoke等。
I could hear grumbling coming from the back of the room.
我听到房间后面传来抱怨声。
grumbling + about/over something
后接介词about或over引出抱怨的对象。
The grumbling about the poor service grew louder.
对糟糕服务的抱怨声越来越大。
Common mistakes
He made a grumbling about the noise.He made some grumbling about the noise.
grumbling作为名词表示“抱怨”时通常不可数,不能用不定冠词a,应改用some或直接使用不可数形式。
His grumbling are very loud.His grumbling is very loud.
grumbling是不可数名词,作主语时谓语动词应用单数形式,而不是复数。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- grumblings
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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