grumble學測 L6KK [ˈgrʌmbəl] | /ˈgrʌmbəl/
抱怨;嘟囔·發出隆隆聲;低鳴·牢騷;抱怨聲·隆隆聲;低鳴聲
學測常考動詞,兼指抱怨與雷聲
The students grumbled about the pop quiz while thunder grumbled outside.
學生們抱怨臨時小考時,窗外雷聲也隆隆作響。
一個畫面:低沉持續的悶哼
嘟囔抱怨壓低聲音,斷斷續續說出不滿
雷聲隆隆遠方雷聲低沉持續地作響
引擎悶響機械運轉時發出的低沉噪音
義項
碎念抱怨B2verb抱怨;嘟囔
The students grumbled about the difficult exam.
學生們抱怨段考很難。
grumble about the weathergrumble about the price
雷聲隆隆B2verb發出隆隆聲;低鳴
Thunder grumbled in the sky before it started to rain.
打雷前,天空傳來隆隆聲,接著就下雨了。
a stomach grumblesan engine grumbles
牢騷低語B2noun牢騷;抱怨聲
There was a grumble from the back of the classroom.
教室後方傳來一陣抱怨聲。
a low grumblea grumble of discontent
引擎悶響B2noun隆隆聲;低鳴聲
The grumble of the old engine grew louder.
老舊引擎的隆隆聲越來越大。
the grumble of an enginea distant grumble
片語
grumble under one's breath低聲碎念 →壓低聲音小聲抱怨
have a grumble發發牢騷 →抱怨發一下牢騷
a grumble of thunder雷聲隆隆 →低沉持續的雷鳴聲
grumble and groan抱怨連連 →不斷抱怨叫苦連天
你會不會這樣說?
The old wall started to ___ after years of rain. (grumble / crumble)
看答案
crumble
grumble指抱怨或隆隆聲,crumble指崩裂碎裂,拼字相近但意思不同。
'The students grumbled about the difficult exam.' 這裡的 grumble 最接近哪個意思?(A) 小聲抱怨 (B) 發出隆隆聲 (C) 崩裂
看答案
(A)
此句主詞是人,指學生小聲表達不滿,對應「抱怨;嘟囔」的動詞義項。
字族
grumbler 愛發牢騷的人・grumbling 抱怨連連的