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单词 complain
释义
complain
verb[I]
uk
/kəmˈpleɪn/us
/kəmˈpleɪn/
B1
to say that something iswrongor notsatisfactory:
抱怨；发牢骚；诉苦
Lots ofpeoplehave complainedaboutthenoise.许多人抱怨过这噪声。
You're always complaining!你总是牢骚满腹！
[+ that]He complainedthathisbosswasuselessand he had too muchwork.他抱怨说老板无能，而且他干的活太多。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to say something is not right or satisfactory
  • complainI hate to complain, but the film was terrible.
  • grumbleShe's always grumbling about something.
  • whineI hope you don't think I'm just whining.
  • kvetchStop kvetching about it!
  • make a fussIf the food doesn't come soon, I'm going to make a fuss.
  • file a complaintI've filed a complaint with the police about the noise.
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B1
totellsomeoneformallythat something iswrong:
投诉；控告；申诉
If theservicewas sobadwhy didn't you complaintothemanager?如果服务质量这么差的话，你为什么不向经理投诉呢？
More examples
  • Over three hundredlistenersphonedin to complain about theprogramme.
  • Teachers complain that more oftheirtimeis taken up withadministrationthan withteaching.
  • They wereafraidto complain about thenoiseincasetheyannoyedtheneighbours.
  • She was complaining about all thesexandviolenceontelevision.
  • After herfallshe complained that she couldn'tbendherlegproperly.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • brouhaha
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • lodge
  • make noisesidiom
  • mutter
  • nark
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
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Related word

complainingly

Phrasal verb

complain ofsomething
(Definition ofcomplainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

complain| American Dictionary

complain
verb[I]
us
/kəmˈpleɪn/
to say that something iswrongor not good enough:
Billand Nancy are always complaining abouttheirneighbor, whosedogfrightenstheirkids.
[+ that clause]She complained that she had too muchworkto do.
If you complain of aphysicalcondition, youdescribesomething thathurtsor makes youfeelill:
She complained ofachingkneesfrom herarthritis.
(Definition ofcomplainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

complain| Business English

complain
verb[I]
uk
/kəmˈpleɪn/us
totellsomeone that something iswrongor notsatisfactory, and that you areannoyedabout it:
complain about sthWorkers complain about theconditionsin which they areforcedtowork.
complain thatThechiefexecutivecomplained that there were nosystemsofaccountability,financialcontrol, orplanning.
(Definition ofcomplainfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomplain

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These workers recognised the existence of a status quo and were quick tocomplainwhen the 'economy of the g ift' failed to deliver.
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He took up the cause of private enterprise and complained of excessive taxes and government interference.
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Delegates regularly complained of long days in meetings and many days away from work and family.
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When people demand to have 'choices, not echoes', are they truly complaining about not having distinct choices or just about facing a bad outcome?
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But one mightcomplainthat the emphasis on aggression and guilt fits rather badly with the unambiguously affirmative tone of the opera's conclusion.
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Almost all operatorscomplainof high costs, in particular high charges for electricity, water and fuel.
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If litigation over the initial terms of hire was infrequent, mariners often complained when masters or merchants changed a ship's destination midvoyage.
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But villages oftencomplainthat they do not gain any income from these fees.
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Here he was complaining about the tendency of critics to apply an abstract body of classical rules.
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He often complained about the 'moralistic attitude' which seemed to motivate many of his critics.
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Many of our participants clearly felt that they ' mustn'tcomplain', which may be an adaptive psychological strategy for coping with the vicissitudes of advancing age.
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Thus, wives maycomplainmore about lack of involvement in household decisions.
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In their households and in the market, the women complained about the fact that certain issues were never addressed at the meetings.
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But if reviewers complained about the opera's hybridity, they nonetheless cited these episodes of celebration as favourites.
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Moreover, planters complained that larger estates were being forced to provide these services while smaller estates and smallholdings were exempted from these rules.
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