repine

vi. 抱怨, 发牢骚, 向往

发音

UK /ɹɪˈpaɪn/
其它
US /ɹɪˈpaɪn/
US /ɹə-/

词形变化

repines 复数 repined repines 三单 repines repineth repining repining 现在分词 repined 过去式 repined 过去分词 repinest repinedst 过去式 repineth 三单 repined 复数

别名

repyne

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A repining.

    古体 废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To complain; to regret; to fret.

    不及物 文学
  2. 2.

    To long for (something) discontentedly; to pine.

    不及物 文学

词汇关系

动词

上位词 6

kick plain complain kvetch quetch sound off

词源

Believed to have been formed (with uncertainty, due to the unusual formation) as re- + pine, with the verb giving rise to the noun (first attested in 1529 and 1593 respectively); compare the Middle English verb repinen (“(uncertain) to cause trouble to someone, grieve”) (from pīnen (“to cause pain, grieve, hurt, trouble; to starve, pine; to torment, torture”), from Old English pīnian), which may be related.

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