grumble /ˈɡrʌmbəl/ CET6+ TEM4 ( grumbling, grumbled, grumbles )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way. 抱怨

  例：

  They grumble about how hard they have to work.

  他们抱怨自己工作得很辛苦。

  例：

  Taft grumbled that the law so favoured the criminal that trials seemed like a game of chance.

  塔夫脱抱怨法律如此有利于罪犯，使得审判看来像是一场运气的游戏。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Grumble is also a noun. 抱怨

  例：

  My only grumble is that there isn't a non-smoking section.

  我惟一的抱怨是这儿没有无烟区。

• 3. 

  V-I If something grumbles, it makes a low continuous sound. 隆隆作响 [文学性]

  例：

  It was quiet now, the thunder had grumbled away to the west.

  现在安静了，雷声已经隆隆作响地传到西边了。

• 4. 

  N-SING Grumble is also a noun. 隆隆响声 [usu N 'of' n]

  例：

  One could often hear, far to the east, the grumble of guns.

  人们经常可以听到在远远的东边有隆隆的枪炮声。