grievance
英 [ˈɡriːvəns]
美 [ˈɡriːvəns]
n. 不平的事; 委屈; 抱怨; 牢骚
复数:grievances
Collins.1 / BNC.7002 / COCA.8625
牛津词典
noun
- 不平的事;委屈;抱怨;牢骚
something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about- Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting.
家长们应邀在会上诉说他们的苦衷。 - He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.
他几个月来一直对老板心怀不满。 - Does the company have a formal grievance procedure (= a way of telling sb your complaints at work) ?
公司有正式投诉程序吗?
- Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 委屈;不满;不平;抱怨
If you have agrievanceabout something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair.- They had a legitimate grievance...
他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。 - The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.
让驾驶员深感不满的是驾驶执照收费的提高。 - ...a deep sense of grievance.
强烈的不满
- They had a legitimate grievance...
英英释义
noun
- a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
- an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- holding a grudge
- settling a score
双语例句
- The worst thing you can possibly do to a woman is to deprive her of a grievance.
你能够对一个女人做得的最坏的事,夺去她的伤心事。 - I am too busy to listen to her endless grievance.
我太忙了,没空听她那没完没了的牢骚。 - The idea makes me feel a sense of grievance. I am single but I love my country.
我突然感到很委屈,我单身,但是我很爱国; - But logic, alas, may count for less than political grievance.
唉,可逻辑和政治上的怨愤比起来就算不得什么了。 - He was chosen to voice their grievance.
他被选去表达他们的不满。 - Her extravagance had given him a sense of grievance.
她的奢侈使他感到不满。 - My grandmother didn't tell a bit of her grievance to him and greeted him like an old friend.
他们又在一次见面了,祖母没有把她的委屈一股脑儿地诉他,还像老朋友似的和他打招呼。 - But each grievance represents a chance to correct a flawed process, educate a customer and strengthen loyalty.
每个投诉都是一个改善有缺陷流程、培养顾客和加强客户忠诚度的机会。 - They had a legitimate grievance
他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。 - Ok, whatever, we can sing a song to abreact it when we are sad or endure grievance.
好了,不管怎么说,当我们受委屈或不高兴时,可以唱一首歌来发泄下。