a rant about sth
常带有强烈不满的情绪。
He went on a rant about the new policy.
他喋喋不休地抱怨新政策。
木屐舞步(尤指英国西北莫里斯舞中的舞步);大话
A long, angry, or impassioned speech; a tirade.
A criticism done by ranting.
A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
After the meeting, he went on a long rant about the new policy.
会议结束后,他对新政策大发了一通长篇大论的咆哮。
用法提示:名词形式,表示长篇激烈的抱怨或指责。
Her rant lasted for over an hour, but nobody took it seriously.
她的咆哮持续了一个多小时,但没人把它当回事。
用法提示:名词形式,作为主语。
I had to listen to another one of his rants about technology.
我不得不听他另一个关于科技的长篇抱怨。
用法提示:名词复数形式,表示多次抱怨。
常带有强烈不满的情绪。
He went on a rant about the new policy.
他喋喋不休地抱怨新政策。
表示长时间发泄不满。
She went on a rant against the company.
她对公司大发牢骚。
I had a rant about the service.
我发泄了一通对服务的不满。
比 rant 更强调攻击性和持续较长的批评,常用作书面语。
比 rant 更正式,且常带有系统性的指责,可以指书面文字。
常带有说教或强加于听众的意味,语气比 rant 更强硬。
侧重一时冲动的爆发,不一定是长篇讲话,比 rant 短暂。
多指长篇大论,常带有贬义,可指书面文章,不如 rant 常见于口语。
grammar · medium
易错句子I had a rant to my boss about the long hours.
正确表达I had a rant at my boss about the long hours.
名词 'rant' 后常搭配介词 'at' 表示发泄的对象,而 'to' 通常用于动词形式,如 'rant to someone' 较少见,名词短语中更常用 'at'.
grammar · medium
易错句子There was too much rant in his speech, which annoyed everyone.
正确表达There was too much ranting in his speech, which annoyed everyone.
'rant' 作为可数名词时指具体的一次咆哮,不可用 'much' 修饰;表达抽象持续的咆哮行为应用动名词 'ranting',才可与不可数修饰语搭配。
对应rant表示“怒斥”的义项;praise表示称赞、夸奖,与rant的强烈批评相反;不适用于rant的“木屐舞步”义项。
对应rant表示“激烈长篇批评”的义项;compliment指表示好感的言辞,与rant的指责相对;此反义词不能用于rant的其他义项。
rave 可以指疯狂地说话(类似 rant),但也可指热情赞扬,而 rant 仅指愤怒或激动地抱怨。
harangue 指长篇、正式且带有说教性的演讲,而 rant 通常更短、更情绪化,不一定有正式结构。
长篇大论地愤怒批评;大发牢骚
He went on a rant about the new policy.
他就新政策大发了一通牢骚。
突然开始激昂地长篇抨击
She launched into a rant about the poor service.
她突然开始对糟糕的服务大发雷霆。
抨击……的长篇激烈言论
His speech was a rant against the government.
他的演讲是一通抨击政府的长篇激烈言论。
醉酒后的胡言乱语
He posted a drunken rant online.
他在网上发布了一段醉酒后的胡言乱语。
政治性怒斥;政治咆哮
The blog was full of political rants.
这个博客满篇都是政治怒斥。
rant 常表现为一种情绪突然爆发的言论,与 outburst 同属情绪外露的言语行为。
rant 的内容往往针对不满之事,与 complaint 一样表达批评或不满,但 rant 更激烈、冗长。
rant 通常是由一人长时间连续说话,具有独白式的话语结构。
rant 有时带有说教、训话的意味,与 sermon 同属长篇单向的讲话,但 rant 更情绪化。
rant 常伴随提高音量、情绪激动的表达,与 shout 一样具有强烈的宣泄色彩。
怒气冲冲地大声抱怨;叫嚷
He ranted and raved about the poor service, but nobody listened.
他大声抱怨服务质量差,但没人听。
突然开始激烈地长篇抱怨
She went off on a rant about the new policy during the meeting.
她在会议期间突然对新政策大发牢骚。
发牢骚;痛快地抱怨一番
I need to have a rant about how busy my week has been.
我得好好抱怨一下这周我有多忙。
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