grievance 详细解释

grievance

['gri:vəns]

n.委屈, 冤情, 苦况

n.

不满, 不平; 抱怨, 牢骚[C][(+against)]

my family's grievance against Jonathan

我们家对乔纳森的不满

A committee was set up to look into the workers' grievances.

调查工人们的申诉的委员会成立了。

词形变化

名词复数:grievances

词义辨析

同义:

n.抱怨; 不公正

wrong  evil  protest  objection  injury  injustice  complaint  

同义参见:

grief  gripe  kick  

英英释义

名词 grievance:

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

同义词:grudge, score

an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

短语词组

nurse a grievance

1. 心怀不满

Nursing a grievance makes you bitter.

积怨在心只能使你不愉快。

补充

grievancegrievance英:[ˈɡri:vəns] 美:[ˈɡrivəns]n.1.委屈, 苦衷, 不满, 怨恨He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。

例句

1. She has a genuine grievance.她真的受了委屈。 2. The customer may well have a genuine grievance.顾客很可能真的有怨气。 3. They had a legitimate grievance.他们的不满是合乎情理的。 4. Colin never harboured a grievance for long.科林从来不会长时间积压怨气。 5. failure to redress genuine grievances.未能洗刷真正的冤情。 6. he was nursing a grievance.他心里滋生着怨恨。 7. He has a deep sense of grievance against his former employer.他对他的前雇主深怀不满。 8. She has been nursing a grievance all week.整个星期她一直心怀怨愤。 9. "In the petition, the students listed their many grievances against the university administration."学生们在请愿书上大吐苦情,矛头直指大学的管理层。 10. "The union has filed a formal grievance [=complaint], accusing the company of unfair labor practices."工会已正式投诉,控告公司不公平的用工举措。 11. Several customers came to the front desk to air their grievances.几名顾客到前台投诉。