grievances

英 [ˈgriːvənsɪz]

美 [ˈgrivənsəz]

n.  不平的事; 委屈; 抱怨; 牢骚
grievance的复数

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

双语例句

• A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person to investigate private grievances against the state.
  代表各个政党的议会委员会任命一个人来调查个人对国家的不满。
• Our minds are filled with grievances, which is why we must practice every single day.
  我们的心灵充满了抱怨，这就是为什么我们必须在每一天都练习的原因。
• The report did not say how many people took part in the protest or what their grievances were.
  该报导没有说明有多少人参加了抗议，也没有提及抗议者有何诉求。
• Pent-up grievances fester, and the suppression of tribal and religious identity can lead to violence.
  被压抑的不满情绪会激起怨恨，压制部族和宗教的认同可能引发暴力反抗。
• But are your grievances that major?
  但是你的不满有那么重要吗？
• He defended the recent military action by citing a long list of grievances.
  他列举了很多令人不满的事例，为最近的军事行动辩护。
• He swallowed his grievances in silence.
  他吃了个哑巴亏。
• He used the occasion to express all his old grievances against the chairman.
  他利用那机会表达了对主席积压已久的怨气。
• No wonder: its authoritarianism is ill-equipped to let people air grievances peacefully.
  这也难怪：其威权体制不善于让人民和平地宣泄不满。
• It is difficult to remove overnight all the grievances [ problems] accumulated over the years.
  积怨很深，一下子难以消除。