gripe
- IPA[ɡrʌɪp]
英式
- complain about something in a persistent, irritating way;grasp tightly; clutch
- a minor complaint;gastric or intestinal pain; colic
verb: gripe, 3rd person present: gripes, gerund or present participle: griping, past tense: griped, past participle: griped
noun: gripe, plural noun: gripes
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動詞
- 1. informal complain about something in a persistent, irritating way it's no use griping about your boss or your pay ‘Holidays make no difference to Simon,’ Pat griped
- 2. archaic grasp tightly; clutch Hilyard griped his dagger
- 3. secure (a boat) with gripes.
- 4. (of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman.
名詞
- 1. informal a minor complaint my only gripe is the size of the page numbers
- 2. gastric or intestinal pain; colic if your baby has gripe or is teething, we have the medication to help them
- 3. archaic an act of grasping something tightly he seized me by the arms with a rude gripe
- 4. lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.
- a solution given to babies for the relief of colic, wind, and indigestion.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ɡrīp]
美式
- complain about something in a persistent, irritating way: “Holidays don't make any difference to Simon,” Pat griped they gripe about the busywork
- a minor complaint: his biggest gripe is that he has lost his sense of privacy
Oxford American Dictionary