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re·pine /rɪˈpaɪn/
(vi.)抱怨,發牢騷,鳴不平,嚮往
Re·pine v. i.
1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] “Reppening courage yields no foot to foe.”
2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. --Spenser.
What if the head, the eye, or ear repined
To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? --Pope.
Re·pine, n. Vexation; mortification. [Obs.]
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