英语词汇“grouch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grouch

/ɡraʊtʃ

noun

1A habitually grumpy person: rock’s foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch...

Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch.
To a grouch, changes in a business environment are nothing more than bubbles.
Some people talk about depressive realism, the idea that depressed people see reality better, but it occurred to me that maybe any success I'd had in life was in spite of being a grouch, not because of being a grouch, so I resolved to change.

Synonyms

grumbler, complainer, moaner, discontent, malcontent, fault-finder, carper;

grumpy person, miserable person, moper, pessimist, prophet of doom

informal grump, sourpuss, crosspatch, bear with a sore head, grouser, whinger, wet blanket, party pooper, doom merchant

British informal griper, misery

North American informal sorehead, kvetcher

1.1A trivial complaint: my only real grouch was that the children’s chorus was less easy on the ear...

Indeed, the main grouch with him was not his decision to come out, but his decision to first deny it.
Of course, no car is perfect, and I did have a couple of grouches with this one.

1.2A sulky or discontented mood: he’s in a thundering grouch

verb [no object]

Voice one’s discontent ill-temperedly; grumble: there’s not a lot to grouch about...

Cultural exiles in a world they had created, disgruntled Hawks spent their most triumphant decade not basking in their new uncontested power but grouching about how America had gone ‘soft,’ become feminized.
I can so understand that, and I wouldn't want to spoil any of the fun of that by participating in a grouchy thread, but I don't really think anyone's grouching.
Even if we're headed in that direction and the progress is irritatingly sluggish, one shouldn't be grouching about it.

Synonyms

grumble, complain, grouse, moan, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, grieve, sigh

informal whinge, beef, bellyache, bitch, sound off, kick up a fuss, kick up a stink

British informal gripe, grizzle, chunter, create

North American informal kvetch

South African informal chirp

Origin

Late 19th century: variant of obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier 'to grumble, murmur', of unknown origin. Compare with grudge.

The words grouch and grudge (Late Middle English) are variants of obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier ‘to grumble, murmur’, of unknown origin. Early 19th-century grouse may be related.

单词	grouch
释义	grouch /ɡraʊtʃ / noun 1A habitually grumpy person: rock’s foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch... Consequently I now have a reputation as a sourpuss and a grouch. To a grouch, changes in a business environment are nothing more than bubbles. Some people talk about depressive realism, the idea that depressed people see reality better, but it occurred to me that maybe any success I'd had in life was in spite of being a grouch, not because of being a grouch, so I resolved to change. Synonyms grumbler, complainer, moaner, discontent, malcontent, fault-finder, carper; grumpy person, miserable person, moper, pessimist, prophet of doom informal grump, sourpuss, crosspatch, bear with a sore head, grouser, whinger, wet blanket, party pooper, doom merchant British informal griper, misery North American informal sorehead, kvetcher 1.1A trivial complaint: my only real grouch was that the children’s chorus was less easy on the ear... Indeed, the main grouch with him was not his decision to come out, but his decision to first deny it. Of course, no car is perfect, and I did have a couple of grouches with this one. 1.2A sulky or discontented mood: he’s in a thundering grouch verb [no object] Voice one’s discontent ill-temperedly; grumble: there’s not a lot to grouch about... Cultural exiles in a world they had created, disgruntled Hawks spent their most triumphant decade not basking in their new uncontested power but grouching about how America had gone ‘soft,’ become feminized. I can so understand that, and I wouldn't want to spoil any of the fun of that by participating in a grouchy thread, but I don't really think anyone's grouching. Even if we're headed in that direction and the progress is irritatingly sluggish, one shouldn't be grouching about it. Synonyms grumble, complain, grouse, moan, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, grieve, sigh informal whinge, beef, bellyache, bitch, sound off, kick up a fuss, kick up a stink British informal gripe, grizzle, chunter, create North American informal kvetch South African informal chirp Origin Late 19th century: variant of obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier 'to grumble, murmur', of unknown origin. Compare with grudge. The words grouch and grudge (Late Middle English) are variants of obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier ‘to grumble, murmur’, of unknown origin. Early 19th-century grouse may be related. Rhymes avouch, couch, crouch, debouch, ouch, pouch, slouch, vouch
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