| 词汇 | chuntering |
| 释义 | chuntering present participle ofchunter chunter verb[ I ] UKinformaluk /ˈtʃʌn.tər/ us /ˈtʃʌn.t̬ɚ/ to complain, especially in a low voice: （尤指低声）咕哝，嘀咕，抱怨 Al was chuntering (on)about being the last to know what was happening.阿尔嘟嘟囔囔地抱怨自己是最后一个知道发生了什么事的人。 Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour grizzle make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon peep remonstrate representation start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner Examples of chunteringchuntering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There never has been any reason why decisions should go chuntering up the tiers of management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He should not seek to obscure the debate by chuntering on about the possible result of the general election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not have continued chuntering from a sedentary position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We sometimes endure midnight chunterings, which are not examples of thoughtful and rational debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no need for rivalry between lawyers, mediators and others, despite some of the chunterings from the legal profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in fact very different from the hypocritical chuntering that we have been hearing recently about back to basics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is always chuntering—oh, he has risen to his feet, just to show that he is here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I rarely remember a time when there was so much opportunistic chuntering from people who do not even really understand the detail of this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why we still have rather malign chuntering about the pesticides tax, which would be disastrous for cereal farmers were it to be introduced and implemented now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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