grievance

英 [ˈɡriːvəns]

美 [ˈɡriːvəns]

n.  不平的事; 委屈; 抱怨; 牢骚

复数：grievances　

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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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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？

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.
  1. They had a legitimate grievance...
     他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。
  2. 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。
  3. ...a deep sense of grievance.
     强烈的不满

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
  1. holding a grudge
  2. settling a score
  Synonym:grudgescore

双语例句

• 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；
• He'd been harbouring/ nursing a grievance against his boss.
  他一直对老板心怀不满。
• For years he nursed a grievance against his former employer.
  多年来他一直对他以前的老板心怀不满。
• He was glad of an opportunity of ventilating his grievance.
  他很高兴有一个抒发不满的机会。
• He was chosen to voice their grievance.
  他被选去表达他们的不满。
• Some people form all their friendships based on a common complaint or shared grievance.
  一些人把所有的友谊都建立在共同的抱怨或不满之上。
• To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.
  有委屈和不满就意味着有生活目标。
• People know who to go to if they have a grievance.
  如果有委屈，人们知道该去找谁。
• She gave air to her grievance.
  她倾诉了她的冤情。
• They had a legitimate grievance
  他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。