complain

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英[k?m?ple?n]
美[k?m?ple?n]

基本釋義

v.
抱怨,發(fā)牢騷

詞性變化

實用例句

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

我要就這件事向經(jīng)理投訴。

牛津詞典

She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.

她雖然從不抱怨,但顯然已疲憊不堪。

牛津詞典

The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.

被告申訴在調(diào)查期間受到了恐嚇。

牛津詞典

He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.

他憤懣地訴說他所受到的不公平待遇。

牛津詞典

‘It's not fair, ’ she complained.

“這不公平?!彼г沟?。

牛津詞典

(informal)‘How are you? ’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right) . ’

“你好嗎?”“啊,沒的抱怨的?!?/p>

牛津詞典

She left early, complaining of a headache.

她說自己頭疼,很早就離開了。

牛津詞典

He complained of a headache.

他說頭痛。

The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe...

這對美國夫婦抱怨到歐洲旅行的花銷太高。

Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...

礦工們憤憤不平地抱怨說政府沒有履行諾言。

He didn't half complain!

他很不滿意!

《簡明英漢詞典》

You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.

你不但不謝他,還埋怨他,真不知好歹.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

We have nothing to complain of.

我們沒有什么可發(fā)牢騷的.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

She has to complain against the slight injuries.

她不得不訴說這輕微的傷害.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He started to complain about this wicked world.

他開始對這個邪惡的世界發(fā)牢騷了.

《用法詞典》

I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.

我不得不申訴他的無禮.

《簡明英漢詞典》

They said that her husband used to knock her around but they had never heard her complain.

他們說她丈夫曾對她拳打腳踢,但從沒聽她訴過苦.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Don't complain of being hard up before me!

不要在我面前哭窮!

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.

他們派了一個代表團到部里投訴.

《簡明英漢詞典》

She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.

她給當?shù)氐膱蠹垖懥艘环獯朕o激烈的信,抱怨新修的馬路.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Complain to the boy's mother, not to me.

找孩子的母親說去, 別找我.

《簡明英漢詞典》

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

我要就這件事向經(jīng)理投訴。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Then they had the gall to complain!

而且他們居然還有臉抱怨!

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.

我極想發(fā)牢騷,但還是沒開口。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid .

護士抱怨工作勞累過度而報酬過低。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

He came to complain about the volume of the music.

他過來抱怨音樂的音量太高了。

柯林斯例句

Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.

居民們抱怨在街上遭到騷擾和攻擊,有時甚至被搶錢的人搜身。

柯林斯例句

真題例句

Loosely managed teams can become hotbeds of distraction—employees routinely complain that they can't get their work done because they are forced to spend too much time in meetings or compelled to work in noisy offices.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have??become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

出自-2016年6月聽力原文

Mr Jobs had a reputation as a control freak?(怪人), and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible, in the name of greater ease of use.

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

In spite of the user-friendliness of Apple products, critics complained that they were ?

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property.

出自-2012年6月閱讀原文

One such game, called World of Warcraft, is cited on many sites by posters complaining of a "gaming addiction.

出自-2010年6月閱讀原文

However, many complain that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date interesting books and magazines.

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

: What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

My coworkers have been worrying about health conditions and complaining about safety hazards in the workplace.

出自-2011年6月聽力原文

In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it

出自-2011年6月聽力原文

The way to complain is to act business-like and important.

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

The worst way to complain is over the telephone

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

If your complaint doesn't require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter.

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over the telephone

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

Complaining in person or by letter is generally more effective.

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

You don't know if you are complaining at the right time

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

America's Internet is faster than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow.

2017年6月四級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section A

Some of the people who work in Songdo complain about boredom in the workplace.

2019年12月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Working-class children are happier, more independent, complain less and are closer to family members, Ms.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

There's a lot for students to complain about: the repayment threshold for paying back loans will be frozen for five years, meaning that lower-paid graduates have to start repaying their loans; and maintenance grants have been replaced by loans, meaning that students from poorer backgrounds face higher debt than those with wealthier parents.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

But US researchers quietly complain about budget restraints and having far fewer icebreakers than Russia, limiting the reach of the United States in Antarctica.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

American scientists complain about lack of sufficient money and equipment for their expansion in Antarctica.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around her legs wherever she went.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

A mother who is always complaining about being overweight or old sends the message that women are supposed to be thin and young.

出自-2013年6月閱讀原文

I made an effort to get my supervisor to transfer me to another department, but he urged me not to complain too loudly, because the administration is more likely to replace me than the X-ray equipment.

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

What does the woman complain about

出自-2012年12月聽力原文

Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

: What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter

出自-2011年12月聽力原文

What do some people who write to the man complain about?

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

If we complained about not having what another kid did, we'd hear something like, "I don't care what so–and–so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room/a car for your birthday/a lavish sweet-16 party."

2016年高考英語浙江卷(6月) 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano.

2015年高考英語北京卷 完形填空 原文

Some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they hate.

2015年高考英語浙江卷 完形填空 原文

The students began complaining about how cold it would be.

2018年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

When we complained about the terrible smell, dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right.

2015年高考英語四川卷 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Social scientists who complain about a lack of funding should not expect more in today’s economic climate.

出自-2013年考研閱讀原文

As much as some scientists may complain about the new awards, two things seem clear.

出自-2014年考研閱讀原文

Even so, employers complain they aren't given all the workers they need.

2019年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Social scientists who complain about a lack of funding should not expect more in today's economic climate.

2013年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them.

2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Verb
  • 1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;

    "My mother complains all day"

    "She has a lot to kick about"

  • 2. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge;

    "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"

同義詞辨析

complain, grumble, murmur

這些動詞均含"抱怨,埋忽"之意。

  • complain: 側(cè)重因?qū)μ幘巢粷M、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向別人訴說、埋怨。
  • grumble: 指因?qū)μ幘场⒋霾粷M或其他個人因素而憤憤不平地向他人訴苦或自言自語。
  • murmur: 多指因不滿某人或某事而背著人自言自語地發(fā)怨言。

同義詞

vt.抱怨;訴苦

grumblefaultfindsquawk

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