complain
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they complain | |
| he / she / it complains | |
| past simple complained | |
| past participle complained | |
| -ing form complaining |
to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something 抱怨；埋怨；投訴；發牢騷 She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted. 她雖然從不抱怨，但顯然已疲憊不堪。 - (informal)
‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right).’ “你好嗎？” “啊，沒的抱怨的。” - complain to somebody
Annoyed residents have complained to the police. 惱怒的居民向警方投訴。 - complain about something
Shoppers complained about the lack of toilet facilities. 購物者抱怨缺少廁所設施。 - complain to somebody about something
I'm going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就這件事向經理投訴。 - complain of something
The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation. 被告申訴在調查期間受到了恐嚇。 - complain at something
She complained at the unfairness of it all. 她抗議所有這一切的不公平。 - complain (that)…
He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated. 他憤懑地訴說他所受到的不公平待遇。 - + speech
‘It's not fair,’ she complained. “這不公平。” 她抱怨道。
Synonyms complaincomplain- protest
- object
- grumble
- moan
- whine
- complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:
I’m going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就這件事向經理投訴。
- protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:
Students took to the streets to protest against the decision. 學生走上街頭抗議這項決定。
- object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:
If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果沒有人反對，我們就把會議推遲到下周。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辯說警察沒有充分證據就逮捕了他。
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他們不停地嘟囔着說冷。
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
What are you moaning about now? 你在嘟囔些什麽？
- whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地說。
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2All the guests complained about the noise. 所有的客人都抱怨這些噪聲。 He really has no right to complain. 他實在無權抱怨。 I'm going to complain to the authorities about this! 我要向當局投訴這件事！ It was entirely my own idea, so I can hardly complain. 這完全是我自己的主意，所以不能抱怨什麽。 She complained bitterly about the lack of help she received. 她對自己沒有得到幫助而憤憤地抱怨。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- loudly
- constantly
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- cannot
- can hardly
- have cause to
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- about
- at
- to
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French complaindre, from medieval Latin complangere ‘bewail’, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere ‘to lament’.