be a kvetch
指经常抱怨的人。
He's such a kvetch.
他真是个爱抱怨的人。
抱怨；牢骚；<美俚> 催逼的人；吹毛求疵的人；老找碴的人
a person who constantly complains or finds fault
A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.
She always kvetch about the weather, no matter how nice it is.
她总是抱怨天气，不管天气有多好。
用法提示：动词原形，表示习惯性抱怨。
He kvetched endlessly about the long wait at the doctor's office.
他无休止地抱怨在医生办公室的长时间等待。
用法提示：动词过去式，描述过去的具体抱怨行为。
Stop kvetching and do something about it!
别抱怨了，做点事吧！
用法提示：动词现在分词形式，用于祈使句。
指经常抱怨的人。
He's such a kvetch.
他真是个爱抱怨的人。
指具体的抱怨或牢骚。
She had a kvetch about the service.
她对服务有抱怨。
常用于否定结构，表示毫无怨言。
He accepted the decision without a kvetch.
他毫无怨言地接受了决定。
grammar · medium
易错句子He always kvetches about everything.
正确表达He is a kvetch about everything.
将kvetch误用作动词，而kvetch作为名词表示“爱抱怨的人”。改正后使用名词结构“be a kvetch”表示“是个爱抱怨的人”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Those kvetch are always complaining.
正确表达Those kvetches are always complaining.
将kvetch误用为不可数名词或未加复数，而kvetch作为可数名词表示“爱抱怨的人”时，复数形式为kvetches。
kvetch是意第绪语借词，俚语，指琐碎、经常性的抱怨；complain是通用词，语气更正式，不强调琐碎
whine带有哭腔或不满的声调，暗示小孩般的抱怨；kvetch只是发牢骚，未必有哭诉的意味
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