gripe /ɡraɪp/ TEM8 ( griping, griped, gripes )

• 1. 

  V-I If you say that someone is griping, you mean they are annoying you because they keep on complaining about something. 不停地抱怨 [非正式]

  例：

  Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars?

  为什么足球运动员平均薪水50万美元还总是发牢骚呢？

• 2. 

  griping N-UNCOUNT 抱怨

  例：

  Still, the griping went on.

  怨声仍旧不止。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A gripe is a complaint about something. 抱怨 [非正式]

  例：

  My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable.

  我惟一的不满是还差一道主食和一份甜点。