complain 英 [kəmˈpleɪn] 　 美 [kəmˈplen]

complain

complain　 英 [kəmˈpleɪn] 美 [kəmˈplen]

v. 抱怨　

进行时:complaining　 过去式:complained　 过去分词:complained　 第三人称单数:complains　 名词复数:complains　

I'm going to complain to the manager about this.　我要就这件事向经理投诉。
She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.　她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。

  • To complain is to express your unhappiness about something. You might complain to your landlord about a raise in your rent, or to the cops about your noisy neighbors. Just don't whine; it won't get you anywhere.
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  • v. 抱怨

  • 1. I'm going to complain to the manager about this.

    我要就这件事向经理投诉。

  • 2. She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.

    她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。

  • 3. It's not fair,’ she complained.

    “这不公平。”她抱怨道。

  • complain (v.) late 14c., compleinen, "lament, bewail, grieve," also "find fault, express dissatisfaction, criticize," also "make a formal accusation or charge to an authority," from stem of Old French complaindre "to lament" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *complangere, originally "to beat the breast," from Latin com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + plangere "to strike, beat the breast" (from PIE root *plak- (2) "to strike").
com·plain ★ / kəmˈpleɪn ; NAmE kəmˈpleɪn / verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 抱怨；埋怨；投诉；发牢骚 complain(to sb) (about/of sth) ◆ I'm going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。 ◆ The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation. 被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。 ◆ She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted. 她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。 ◆ ( informal) ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right).’ “你好吗？”“啊，没得抱怨的。” complain(that)… ◆ He complained bitterlythat he had been unfairly treated. 他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。 + speech ◆ ‘It's not fair,’ she complained. “这不公平。”她抱怨道。 PHRASAL VERB comˈplain of sth to say that you feel ill/sick or are suffering from a pain 诉说（病情或痛苦） ◆ She left early, complaining of a headache. 她说自己头疼，很早就离开了。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 complain protest ◆object ◆grumble ◆moan ◆whine These words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth. 以上各词均含对人或事物感到恼怒、不高兴或不满之意。 ■ complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 指抱怨、埋怨、投诉、发牢骚： ◆ I'm going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。 ■ protest to say or do sth to show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly; to give sth as a reason for protesting 指公开反对、抗议或申辩： ◆ Students took to the streets to protest againstthe decision. 学生走上街头抗议这项决定。 ■ object to say that you disagree with or disapprove of sth; to give sth as a reason for objecting 指不同意、不赞成、反对或抗辩： ◆ If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 ◆ He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。 ■ grumble ( rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way 指咕哝、嘟囔、发牢骚： ◆ They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。 ■ moan ( BrE, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way 指抱怨、埋怨： ◆ What are you moaning on about now? 你在抱怨什么呢？ ■ whine ( rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice 指哭哭啼啼或哭嚷着诉说： ◆ Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ◆ ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。 NOTE Whineis often used to talk about the way that young children complain. *whine 通常用于小孩子抱怨。 PATTERNS ◆ to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine aboutsth ◆ to complain/protest/grumble/moan atsth ◆ to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine tosb ◆ to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that… complain complains complained complaining com·plain / kəmˈpleɪn ; NAmE kəmˈpleɪn /
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