单词 | grinch |
释义 | grinch[ grinch ] / grɪntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grinch ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others. Origin of grinchCoined by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) in the children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957), the Grinch being the central misanthropic character Words nearby grinchGrimsby, Grimsel Pass, grimy, grin, grin and bear it, grinch, Grinch Stole Christmas, How the, grind, grindelia, Grindelwald, grinder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grinch
British Dictionary definitions for grinchgrinch / (ɡrɪntʃ) / nounUS informal a person whose lack of enthusiasm or bad temper has a depressing effect on others Word Origin for grinchC20: from a character in the 1957 children's book How the Grinch stole Christmas by Dr Seuss (1904–91), US writer and illustrator, whose full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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