grumble about, grumble at, grumble over, grumble to
这组短语都是“抱怨”的意思。它们的区别是：
grumble about和grumble over用于“人抱怨事物”; grumble at也用于“人抱怨事物”,还用于“人抱怨人”; grumble to则指“向人抱怨事物或人”。
grumble, complain, murmur
这组词共同的意思是“抱怨”或“埋怨”。它们的区别是：
1.complain是向别人诉苦; murmur是背着别人自言自语地“抱怨”; grumble通常带有感情色彩和个人情绪,指一边发脾气,一边自己对自己叽叽咕咕。
2.complain还有“投诉”的意思。
3.grumble多用于指男性。
complain，grumble，murmur
这些动词都含“抱怨、埋怨”之意。
complain侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。
grumble指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。
murmur多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。
It was quiet now, the thunder had grumbled away to the west.
隆隆的雷声向西边传去，现在寂静下来了。
柯林斯例句
The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.
这些官员感到受了怠慢，于是大声抱怨起来。
柯林斯例句
They grumbled at the boss about their wages.
他们向老板抱怨工资的事.
He grumbled out his reasons for disliking the arrangement.
他抱怨地说出了他对这种安排不高兴的原因.
辞典例句
Taft grumbled that the law so favored the criminal that trials seemed like a game of chance.
塔夫脱抱怨法律如此偏袒罪犯，审判看来像是一场碰运气的游戏。
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He regularly grumbled out a long string of tales against Heathcliff and Catherine.
他经常没完没了地埋怨希茨克利夫和凯茜.
辞典例句
The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work.
天热得让人发昏, 水手们边干活边发着牢骚.
英汉文学 - 金银岛
Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth.
有人抱怨说根本不值得为约翰逊浪费精力。
柯林斯例句
A Texas farmer grumbled that he had to plow his field.
有位得克萨斯州的农场主嘟嘟囔囔地说,他得耕自己的地.
百科语句
"This is inconvenient," he grumbled.
“这不方便，”他抱怨道。
柯林斯例句
Everyone grumbled at the imposition of new taxes.
对征收新加的赋税人人都抱怨.
辞典例句
He grumbled ( out ) his reply.
他抱怨地回答.
辞典例句
He grumbled at the low pay offered to him.
他抱怨给他的工资低.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
'some folks thinks as how Ah kin fly, " grumbled Mammy, shuffling up the stairs.
" 有人以为俺会飞呢, " 嬷嬷抱怨着爬上楼来.
飘（部分）
He grumbled out his reasons for refusing the command.
他生气地说出拒绝执行该项命令的理由.
辞典例句
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