汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 發牢騷
發牢騷 (发牢骚)
to whine / to be grouchy
() fā/fà láo () sāo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

发牢骚有失身份。

It is beneath him to grumble.

他真爱发牢骚—总在不停地抱怨。

He was a terrible complainer – always moaning about something.

我无法忍受那些整天发牢骚的人。

I can't be doing with people who complain all the time.

人会变得心绪不宁,情绪低落,容易发牢骚

One gets unsettled, depressed, and inclined to be querulous.

我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。

I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.

两岸老太太有一个癖性,以发牢骚

The cross old lady has a proclivity to grumble.

为什么足球运动员平均薪水50万美元还总是发牢骚呢?

Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars?

尽管他只是在发牢骚,但他所用的字眼却让罗德尼很生气。

Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry.

有人发牢骚说,要是隔三岔五的涨,让人怎么活啊?

Some people grumble said, if regularly rising, how does let the human live?

回家时他一路上都在发牢骚,说这种冤情足以让人离婚。

He grumbled all the way home that this was enough grievance for a divorce.