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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。
怒斥；咆哮；激昂的长篇言论
rants — plural of rant
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
怒斥；咆哮；激昂的长篇言论
A long, angry, or impassioned speech; a tirade.
He went on a rant about the new policy.
他喋喋不休地抱怨新政策。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
I had a rant to my boss about the long hours.
Use this
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'.
Not this
There was too much rant in his speech, which annoyed everyone.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use rants naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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单词像'ran（跑）加't'：怒气如奔跑般冲刺，一顿停不下来的长篇怒斥。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语中激愤的长篇抱怨、英国西北莫里斯舞中木屐舞步的专业语境 作名词时，最常见的意思是‘激愤的长篇抱怨/怒斥’，多用于非正式口语；而在英国莫里斯舞领域，rant 指一种特定的木屐舞步，属于专业术语，较正式。日常交流中通常指前者，请根据语境判断。
可数名词
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