Repine
[ri'pain]
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞：
v. n. Complain, murmur, croak, grumble, be discontented, be dissatisfied.
手打:柯尔斯顿
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Murmur, grumble, complain
ANT:Acquiesce, submit, smile, rejoice
德威特編輯
解釋/意思:
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/造句/用法:
- One ought not to repine;--but, to be sure, it would have been such a thing for me! 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Nor will I repine if in this extremity we preserve what we now possess. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- But the Lord forbid that I should repine under any visitation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- But I will not repine. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I do not repine. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- In all this long pursuit, I never heard him repine; I never heard him say he was fatigued, or out of heart. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- And shall a Jewess, like thee, repine because she hath no better? 沃爾特·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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- 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·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- We repined that the pyramids had outlasted the embalmed body of their builder. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- 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? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He, Mr. Skimpole, himself, had sometimes repined at the existence of Coavinses. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
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