Word
kvetch
爱抱怨的人;牢骚鬼
核心释义
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
用法In use
She always kvetch about the weather, no matter how nice it is.
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.
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!
用法提示:动词现在分词形式,用于祈使句。
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。
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