Definition of repine in English:

repine

verb rɪˈpʌɪnrəˈpaɪn

[no object]literary

Feel or express discontent; fret.
〈诗/文〉不满，埋怨；发愁
you mustn't let yourself repine
你决不能容许自己牢骚满腹。
Example sentencesExamples
- The objective may seem to some an unworthy one but it takes account of the realities without repining uselessly over them.
- The Soviet government did not waste time repining over Daoud.
- Then he is envious, covetous, jealous and mistrustful, timorous, sordid, outwardly dissembling, sluggish, suspicious, stubborn, a condemner of women, a close liar, malicious, murmuring, never contented, ever repining.
- The narrator related that he had learned ‘never to repine at my own misfortunes, or to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form right judgement of his neighbor's sufferings.’
- A lonely widow repining for the past while enduring the boisterous attentions of her clumsy Irish housekeeper encounters a cripple collecting money for an invalid hospital.
Synonyms
fret, be/feel unhappy, mope, languish, eat one's heart out, be/feel miserable, be/feel upset, be/feel despondent, brood
lament, grieve, mourn, sorrow, pine, agonize

Origin

Early 16th century: from re- 'again' + the verb pine², on the pattern of repent.

Definition of repine in US English:

repine

verbrəˈpīnrəˈpaɪn

[no object]literary

Feel or express discontent; fret.
〈诗/文〉不满，埋怨；发愁
you mustn't let yourself repine
你决不能容许自己牢骚满腹。
Example sentencesExamples
- Then he is envious, covetous, jealous and mistrustful, timorous, sordid, outwardly dissembling, sluggish, suspicious, stubborn, a condemner of women, a close liar, malicious, murmuring, never contented, ever repining.
- The objective may seem to some an unworthy one but it takes account of the realities without repining uselessly over them.
- The narrator related that he had learned ‘never to repine at my own misfortunes, or to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form right judgement of his neighbor's sufferings.’
- The Soviet government did not waste time repining over Daoud.
- A lonely widow repining for the past while enduring the boisterous attentions of her clumsy Irish housekeeper encounters a cripple collecting money for an invalid hospital.
Synonyms
fret, be unhappy, feel unhappy, mope, languish, eat one's heart out, be miserable, feel miserable, be upset, feel upset, be despondent, feel despondent, brood

Origin

Early 16th century: from re- ‘again’ + the verb pine, on the pattern of repent.

词汇	repine
释义	Definition of repine in English: repine verb rɪˈpʌɪnrəˈpaɪn [no object]literary Feel or express discontent; fret. 〈诗/文〉不满，埋怨；发愁 you mustn't let yourself repine 你决不能容许自己牢骚满腹。 Example sentencesExamples The objective may seem to some an unworthy one but it takes account of the realities without repining uselessly over them. The Soviet government did not waste time repining over Daoud. Then he is envious, covetous, jealous and mistrustful, timorous, sordid, outwardly dissembling, sluggish, suspicious, stubborn, a condemner of women, a close liar, malicious, murmuring, never contented, ever repining. The narrator related that he had learned ‘never to repine at my own misfortunes, or to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form right judgement of his neighbor's sufferings.’ A lonely widow repining for the past while enduring the boisterous attentions of her clumsy Irish housekeeper encounters a cripple collecting money for an invalid hospital. Synonyms fret, be/feel unhappy, mope, languish, eat one's heart out, be/feel miserable, be/feel upset, be/feel despondent, brood lament, grieve, mourn, sorrow, pine, agonize Origin Early 16th century: from re- 'again' + the verb pine², on the pattern of repent. Definition of repine in US English: repine verbrəˈpīnrəˈpaɪn [no object]literary Feel or express discontent; fret. 〈诗/文〉不满，埋怨；发愁 you mustn't let yourself repine 你决不能容许自己牢骚满腹。 Example sentencesExamples Then he is envious, covetous, jealous and mistrustful, timorous, sordid, outwardly dissembling, sluggish, suspicious, stubborn, a condemner of women, a close liar, malicious, murmuring, never contented, ever repining. The objective may seem to some an unworthy one but it takes account of the realities without repining uselessly over them. The narrator related that he had learned ‘never to repine at my own misfortunes, or to envy the happiness of another, since it is impossible for any man to form right judgement of his neighbor's sufferings.’ The Soviet government did not waste time repining over Daoud. A lonely widow repining for the past while enduring the boisterous attentions of her clumsy Irish housekeeper encounters a cripple collecting money for an invalid hospital. Synonyms fret, be unhappy, feel unhappy, mope, languish, eat one's heart out, be miserable, feel miserable, be upset, feel upset, be despondent, feel despondent, brood Origin Early 16th century: from re- ‘again’ + the verb pine, on the pattern of repent.
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