disgruntled

英 [dɪs'ɡrʌntld] 美 [dɪs'ɡrʌntld]

adj.不满意的(不高兴的) 动词disgruntle的过去式和过去分词.

GRE

◉Usage Examples

(1) It's inevitable that there will be the occasional disgruntled customer.

(1) 偶尔会出现对你的服务不满意的客户，这是不可避免的。

◉Etymology

“Disgruntled"一词源自17世纪的英语，由"dis-”（否定）和"gruntle"（使满足）组成。最初的含义是"不满的"或"不高兴的"，通常用来形容对某种情况或待遇感到不满的人。

◉Colins

1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恼火的；不满的；不高兴的 If you are disgruntled, you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen. [oft ADJ by/at/over n]

① Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation...

不满的雇员们最近要求他辞职。

② Party members are disgruntled at the way the campaign is being handled.

党员们对竞选活动的运作方式很不满。

◉外刊例句

① The disgruntled employees staged a protest outside the company headquarters.” （不满的员工在公司总部外举行了抗议活动。）

- The Washington Post《华盛顿邮报》, January 5, 2024.

② Residents are disgruntled with the lack of action from local authorities regarding the ongoing noise pollution. （居民对当地政府对持续存在的噪音污染问题缺乏行动感到不满。）

- The Guardian《卫报》, February 15, 2024.

③ The disgruntled customers expressed their frustration with the poor service quality. （不满的顾客对糟糕的服务质量表达了他们的失望。）

- Financial Times《金融时报》, March 10, 2024.