单词 | grievance-monger |
释义 | > as lemmasgrievance-monger attributive and in other combinations. grievance-monger. ΚΠ 1828 Toronto Pub. Lib. MS. B 104 41 Like William Lyon Mackenzie, he was a confirmed grievance-monger. 1860 Sat. Rev. 9 304/2 They are the men who..hold grievance-meetings about the parson's surplice. 1890 Spectator 2 Aug. 141/2 The grievance-mongers will gather together. 1896 Tablet 9 May 751 Those spoilt children of the State..are very busy just now in grievance-making. 1966 Economist 12 Nov. 647/2 Mrs Gandhi's government and party can hardly be considered blameless. What they have to do to meet the real grievances that the grievance-mongers exploit is, simply, to succeed. < as lemmas |
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