Word
kvetch
/kvetʃ/
noun
爱抱怨的人；牢骚鬼
a person who constantly complains or finds fault
- 1.
A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
- 2.
An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.
抱怨；牢骚；<美俚> 催逼的人；吹毛求疵的人；老找碴的人
In use
She always kvetch about the weather, no matter how nice it is.
He kvetched endlessly about the long wait at the doctor's office.
Stop kvetching and do something about it!
be a kvetch
指经常抱怨的人。
He's such a kvetch.
他真是个爱抱怨的人。
have a kvetch about something
指具体的抱怨或牢骚。
She had a kvetch about the service.
她对服务有抱怨。
without a kvetch
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。
Common mistakes
He always kvetches about everything.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”。
Those kvetch are always complaining.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。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
美式俚语，多为贬义
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