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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her extravagance had given him a sense of grievance.
  她的奢侈使他感到不满。
• She gave air to her grievance.
  她倾诉了她的冤情。
• I cannot let you think in has the grievance feeling together with me!
  我不会让你觉得跟我在一起有委屈的感觉！
• To manage the operation of student discipline, grievance and complaints procedures;
  对违纪学生进行处罚，并妥善处理学生的抱怨及投诉；
• Georgia brought its grievance before the United Nations last week.
  格鲁吉亚上个星期向联合国表达了愤怒。
• Growth is a process of constant adaptation process is a grievance, more is a kind of fun.
  成长的过程是一个不断适应的过程，是一种委屈，更是一种乐趣。
• He was chosen to voice their grievance.
  他被选去表达他们的不满。