grinch

noun

ˈgrinch

plural grinches

: a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others : killjoy, spoilsport

It was a Christmas only a grinch could appreciate.

Sky & Telescope

In between indulgent wine collectors who ignore price tags and frugal wine grinches who live by them are those wine lovers who know quality when they taste it, but refuse to spend a small fortune to get it.

Robyn Bullard

… the sheer delight of watching Britain's Got Talent judge and notorious grinch Simon Cowell grow a heart right before the audience's eyes.

Michelle Tauber et al.

Did you know?

When Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote the children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 1957, he probably had no idea that grinch would soon enter the general lexicon of English. Like Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge (whose name has become synonymous with miser), the Grinch changes his ways by the story's end, but it's the unreformed character who "hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!" who sticks in our minds. The ill-natured Grinch, with his heart "two sizes too small," provides us with a lively symbol of someone we love to hate, and his name has thus come to refer to any disgruntled grump who ruins the pleasure of others.

Example Sentences

Only a grinch would complain about the movie's silly plot. accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons

Recent Examples on the Web Which brings us to this Christmas and a pernicious grinch named COVID who has teamed up with the Grim Reaper to batter us with waves of record-setting deaths, a resurgence of jobless claims and another lockdown here and in much of California.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020 Does the sentimentality of the golden age Miracle on 34th Street (or its 1994 remake) warm the cockles of a grinch-like heart?

Jordan Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019 Consider this my public service announcement one for all the grinches, the recluses, and sufferers of seasonal affective disorder.

Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 20 Dec. 2019 Only California, Hawaii and Nevada are bigger grinches, the study found.

David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019 These grinches, who formed the Saint Nicholas Society of New York, would change the world with two little poems.

Daniel Burke, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019 Sellers are playing the grinch as 2019 draws to a close.

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2019 Christmas at Pemberley Manor features a grinch-like billionaire (William Darcy) who comes up against an event planner (Elizabeth Bennett) who's determined to use his sprawling mansion for a holiday festival.

Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2018 To protect yourself from these grinches, the BBB recommends taking these steps:Grab your gift card from the back of the rack.

Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2018 See More

单词	grinch
释义	grinch noun ˈgrinch plural grinches : a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others : killjoy, spoilsport It was a Christmas only a grinch could appreciate. Sky & Telescope In between indulgent wine collectors who ignore price tags and frugal wine grinches who live by them are those wine lovers who know quality when they taste it, but refuse to spend a small fortune to get it. Robyn Bullard … the sheer delight of watching Britain's Got Talent judge and notorious grinch Simon Cowell grow a heart right before the audience's eyes. Michelle Tauber et al. Did you know? When Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote the children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 1957, he probably had no idea that grinch would soon enter the general lexicon of English. Like Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge (whose name has become synonymous with miser), the Grinch changes his ways by the story's end, but it's the unreformed character who "hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!" who sticks in our minds. The ill-natured Grinch, with his heart "two sizes too small," provides us with a lively symbol of someone we love to hate, and his name has thus come to refer to any disgruntled grump who ruins the pleasure of others. Synonyms drag killjoy party pooper spoilsport wet blanket See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Only a grinch would complain about the movie's silly plot. accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons Recent Examples on the Web Which brings us to this Christmas and a pernicious grinch named COVID who has teamed up with the Grim Reaper to batter us with waves of record-setting deaths, a resurgence of jobless claims and another lockdown here and in much of California. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020 Does the sentimentality of the golden age Miracle on 34th Street (or its 1994 remake) warm the cockles of a grinch-like heart? Jordan Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019 Consider this my public service announcement one for all the grinches, the recluses, and sufferers of seasonal affective disorder. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 20 Dec. 2019 Only California, Hawaii and Nevada are bigger grinches, the study found. David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019 These grinches, who formed the Saint Nicholas Society of New York, would change the world with two little poems. Daniel Burke, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019 Sellers are playing the grinch as 2019 draws to a close. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2019 Christmas at Pemberley Manor features a grinch-like billionaire (William Darcy) who comes up against an event planner (Elizabeth Bennett) who's determined to use his sprawling mansion for a holiday festival. Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2018 To protect yourself from these grinches, the BBB recommends taking these steps:Grab your gift card from the back of the rack. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2018 See More Word History Etymology from the Grinch, character in the children's story How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) First Known Use 1966, in the meaning defined above grinch noun as in cynic a person who spoils the pleasure of others accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cynic killjoy drag crab spoilsport complainer bore party pooper wet blanket drip grump pessimist knocker sourpuss old maid defeatist grouch whiner downer stick-in-the-mud sorehead fuddy-duddy goody-goody Goody Two-shoes Jeremiah Antonyms & Near Antonyms jester reveler celebrator reveller live wire cutup merrymaker celebrant carouser rake playboy roisterer libertine playgirl rejoicer See More
随便看	put off her stride put off her stroke put off his stride put off his stroke put off someone's scent put off the scent put on put on a brave face put on a clinic put on a happy face put on a happy/brave face put on a pedestal put on airs put on an act put on hiatus put on one's thinking cap put on probation put on show put on the dog put on the feed bag put on the feedbag put on the map put on to put one foot in front of the other put one out of action

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