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

• I smiled, but I am certain my smile looked like a grievance.
  我笑了，可是我相信只是一声苦笑而已。
• Amongst the criminals employed by her husband had been one who nursed a grievance.
  在她丈夫雇用的犯人中，曾有一个心怀不满。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was glad of an opportunity of ventilating his grievance.
  他很高兴有一个抒发不满的机会。
• 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。
• 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。