2012_04_02 Grouse v. 發牢騷;抱怨。To grumble; complain

Word of the Day for Monday, April  2, 2012
grouse \grous\, verb:
1. To grumble; complain.
noun:
1. A complaint.
Today, he went on to grouse about some "pipsqueak" new arrival at Claverack who was only thirteen.
 -- Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Kevin
He continued to grouse as they headed toward the taxi line.
 -- James Rollins, The Doomsday Key
Grouse originally referred to a type of bird. It is uncertain why it began to mean "to complain," though it bears a resemblance to the word grouch.
松雞\ grous\，動詞：

1。發牢騷;抱怨。

名詞：
1。投訴。

今天，他又松雞大約在Claverack一些“小不點兒”新來港定居人士只有13。
- 萊昂內爾·施萊佛，我們需要談談關於凱文

他繼續，松雞作為他們向出租車行領導。
- 詹姆斯·羅林斯，大限的關鍵

松雞原指一種鳥。這是不確定的，為什麼它開始意味著“抱怨”，雖然它蘊藏著相似的字愛發牢騷。

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