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词组 grievance
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grievance /ˈɡriːvəns/ noun a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or a complaint that you have been treated unfairlyadjectivesa genuine grievance (=a real one) He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court.a legitimate grievance (=one that is reasonable) Many people feel that the rebels have a legitimate grievance.an old/long-standing grievance (=one that you have felt unhappy about for a long time) Years later, we became friends again and sorted out our old grievances.a personal grievance He had turned the dispute into a personal grievance.verbshave a grievance (against sb) I had no grievance against him.air your grievances (=tell people you think you have been treated unfairly) There must be an opportunity for both sides to air their grievances.nurse/harbour a grievance (=think about it a lot or for a long time) He was nursing a grievance about not being picked for the team.file a grievance AmE (=officially complain) She filed a grievance after failing to get a promotion.settle a grievance (=solve one) The union decided to settle its grievance in the law courts.redress/remedy a grievance formal (=do something to make a problem better) Governments that do not redress genuine grievances will not be re-elected.grievance + nounsa grievance procedure (=a system for dealing with complaints) You should pursue your complaint through the company’s grievance procedure.a grievance committee AmE (=group of people whose job is to settle grievances) The complaint will be reviewed by a grievance committee.prepositionsa grievance against sb/sth If you have a grievance against a company, then you must go through a formal complaints procedure.phrasesa sense of grievance (=a feeling that you have been treated unfairly) Anti-Americanism in these countries comes from a deep sense of grievance against the United States.a source of grievance (=something that causes grievance) Salaries are a traditional source of grievance in industry.
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