| 释义 |
gripe1 /grīp/ intransitive verb- To keep on complaining (informal)
- To cause, or to suffer, a painful stomach spasm
- To clutch (obsolete)
transitive verb- To cause a painful stomach spasm in
- To secure with gripes (nautical)
- To grasp (obsolete)
- To seize and hold fast (archaic)
- To squeeze or pinch
- To afflict, oppress
noun- A grumble (informal)
- (esp in pl) severe spasmodic pain in the intestines
- A secure hold, grasp
- A lashing for a boat on deck
- A pain, pang (obsolete)
- Forcible retention (obsolete)
- A usurer (obs sl)
ORIGIN: OE grīpan (grāp, gripen); ON grīpa, Ger greifen, Du grijpen grīpˈer noun grīpˈing adjective - (of a person) constantly complaining
- (of a pain) seizing acutely
- Avaricious, grasping
grīpˈingly adverb gripe site noun (informal) A website set up as a forum for people to air their grievances about an organization gripe water or specif Gripe Water® noun A solution given to infants to relieve colic and minor stomach ailments |