Repine
[ri'pain]
解释:
(v. i.) To fail; to wane.
(v. i.) To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
(n.) Vexation; mortification.
整理:凯瑟琳
同义词及近义词：
v. n. Complain, murmur, croak, grumble, be discontented, be dissatisfied.
手打:柯尔斯顿
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Murmur, grumble, complain
ANT:Acquiesce, submit, smile, rejoice
德威特编辑
解释:
v.i. to fret one's self (with at or against): to feel discontent: to murmur: to envy.—n. (Shak.) a repining.—ns. Repī′ner; Repī′ning the act of one who repines: (Spens.) a failing as of courage.—adv. Repī′ningly.
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例句:
- One ought not to repine;--but, to be sure, it would have been such a thing for me! 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- Nor will I repine if in this extremity we preserve what we now possess. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- But the Lord forbid that I should repine under any visitation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- But I will not repine. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- I do not repine. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- In all this long pursuit, I never heard him repine; I never heard him say he was fatigued, or out of heart. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- And shall a Jewess, like thee, repine because she hath no better? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I have committed follies, gentlemen,' said Uriah, looking round with a meek smile, 'and I ought to bear the consequences without repining. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- She had not much time for repining, however, for the three young girls were busily employed in 'having a good time'. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- We repined that the pyramids had outlasted the embalmed body of their builder. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I was not in this slight distress because I at all repined--I am quite certain I did not, that day--but, I thought, would she be wholly prepared? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- He, Mr. Skimpole, himself, had sometimes repined at the existence of Coavinses. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
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