| 单词 | gripe |
| 释义 | gripe —griper, n. —gripeful, adj. —gripingly, adv. /gruyp/, v. , griped, griping, n. v.i. 1. Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble. 2. to suffer pain in the bowels. 3. Naut. (of a sailing vessel) to tend to come into the wind; to be ardent. v.t. 4. to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch. 5. to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction. 6. to distress or oppress. 7. to annoy or irritate: His tone of voice gripes me. 8. to grasp or clutch, as a miser. 9. Naut. to secure (a lifeboat) to a deck or against a pudding boom on davits. n. 10. the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching. 11. Informal. a nagging complaint. 12. a firm hold; clutch. 13. a grasp; hold; control. 14. something that grips or clutches; a claw or grip. 15. Naut. a. a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits. b. Also called gripe piece. a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel. c. the exterior angle or curve formed by this piece; forefoot. d. the forward end of the dished keel of a metal hull. 16. a handle, hilt, etc. 17. Usually, gripes. Pathol. an intermittent spasmodic pain in the bowels. [1350-1400; ME gripen, OE gripan; c. D grijpen, G griefen; see GRIP, GROPE] Syn. 1. whine, mutter, carp, rail, bellyache. |
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