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词汇 kvetch
释义 kvetch
verb[ I ]
USinformaluk /kvetʃ/ us /kvetʃ/
to complain: 抱怨;大惊小怪
He was kvetching about the price.他正在抱怨价格。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to say something is not right or satisfactory
complainI hate to complain, but the film was terrible.
grumbleShe's always grumbling about something.
whineI hope you don't think I'm just whining.
kvetchStop kvetching about it!
make a fussIf the food doesn't come soon, I'm going to make a fuss.
file a complaintI've filed a complaint with the police about the noise.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Complaining
be/go on at someoneidiom
bellyaching
bemoan
bewail
brouhaha
bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
carping
clamour
complain
make noisesidiom
mutter
nag
pardon
representation
squawk
start on at someone
unreported
vituperation
vituperatively
whiner

Examples of kvetch


kvetch
We ourselves have experienced the agony of taking our brothers/guy friends/boyfriends shopping, shuffling them around the mall like despondent children as they kvetch and eye the exit.
From Huffington Post
Most of us kvetch about not being able to make it to the gym at all, let alone develop lesson plans and pick a soundtrack for hour-long workouts.
From Washington Post
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