growing discontent• The human suffering makes it harder to justify the embargo and creates growing discontent in the region.• Perhaps she sensed my growing discontent and was frightened of appearing to gloat.• It seemed certain to boost his reputation as a survivor and to stiflegrowing discontent with his autocratic leadership.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISCONTENT | DISCONTENT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤general, widespread普遍的/廣泛的不滿▸➤growing, increasing越來越強烈的不滿➤simmering即將爆發的不滿▸➤popular, public民眾的/公眾的不滿◇Public discontent with the economy remained at a high level.公眾對經濟狀況仍然非常不滿。➤political, social政治上的/社會不滿VERB + DISCONTENT➤breed, cause, give rise to, lead to, provoke引起不滿;造成不滿;導致不滿◇The higher tax provoked widespread discontent among the poor.增稅激起貧民的普遍不滿。➤fuel激化不滿◇Overcrowded conditions will only fuel discontent among prisoners.過分擁擠的狀況只會加劇囚犯的不滿。➤feel覺得不滿◇the discontent that many people felt許多人感到的不滿➤seethe with充滿不滿情緒◇The country was seething with discontent and the threat of revolution was real.這個國家積聚着不滿情緒,革命的威脅真實存在。➤express, voice表達不滿◇The peasants expressed their discontent.農民表達了他們的不滿。DISCONTENT + VERB➤grow, spread不滿情緒增長/蔓延PREPOSITION➤discontent among⋯中的不滿情緒◇discontent among the workforce勞工的不滿➤discontent about, discontent at, discontent over對⋯的不滿◇discontent among students about the lack of funding for education學生們對教育撥款不足的不滿➤discontent with對⋯的不滿◇growing discontent with the government對政府的日益不滿➤discontent within⋯內部的不滿情緒◇There were reports of growing discontent within the army.有報道指出軍隊內部的不滿情緒日益加劇。PHRASES➤a feeling of discontent, feelings of discontent不滿情緒➤murmurs of discontent, rumbles of discontent, rumblings of discontent不滿的嘟囔;不滿的抱怨▸➤a source of discontent不滿的根源