discontent

英 [ˌdɪskənˈtent]

美 [ˌdɪskənˈtent]

n.  不满; 不满足; 不满的缘由
v.  使不满意; 使不快

复数：discontents　现在分词：discontenting　过去式：discontented　第三人称单数：discontents　过去分词：discontented　

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牛津词典

noun

• 不满；不满足；不满的缘由
  a feeling of being unhappy because you are not satisfied with a particular situation; sth that makes you have this feeling
  1. There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.
     员工对改变工资和工作环境的建议普遍不满。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不满;不满意
  Discontentis the feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with your situation.
  1. There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital.
     有报道称首都弥漫着不满的情绪。

英英释义

noun

• a longing for something better than the present situation
  Synonym:discontentmentdiscontentedness

verb

• make dissatisfied

adj

• showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
  1. saw many discontent faces in the room
  2. was discontented with his position
  Synonym:discontented

双语例句

• There is a lot of discontent among the workers.
  工人中不满情绪严重。
• They abused their power and bullied the people, thus arousing intense discontent among the masses.
  他们仗势欺人，引起群众强烈的不满。
• Has anything happened to discontent you?
  是否发生了什么事使你不满意？
• He seems discontent with his job.
  他似乎对自己的工作不满意。
• His words implied discontent.
  他话里带有不满情绪。
• I fancied the discontent of age and disease arose from his family disagreements;
  我猜是对年龄的不满和家庭不合的不安；
• Some rumblings of discontent about conflicts of interest have already surfaced in places such as Spain.
  在西班牙等地，已经出现了对利益冲突的不满之声。
• There are signs of discontent with pay and conditions.
  对于工资和工作环境有不满的迹象。
• The wall created fear and discontent among the Germans.
  柏林围墙的出现令德国人感到恐惧和不满。
• That desire must be born of frustration, discontent, and yes, intolerance.
  而且这一渴望定能在沮丧、不满中开花。对，没错，不能沉默了。