complain
- v.抱怨;埋怨;发牢骚
过去式： complained 现在分词： complaining 过去分词： complained 第三人称单数： complains
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complainverb
抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚
to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth
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。
The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。
‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right) .’
“你好吗？”“啊，没的抱怨的。”
He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.
他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。
‘It's not fair,’ she complained.
“这不公平。”她抱怨道。
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、不高兴或不满之义。
to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 指抱怨、埋怨、发牢骚：
I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
我要就这件事给经理提意见。
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 against the decision.
学生走上街头抗议这项决定。
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。
( 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。
( 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？
( 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。
( BrE , informal , disapproving ) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way 指絮絮叨叨地抱怨：
She's always whingeing about how unfair everything is.
她总是嘟囔着说一切都太不公平了。
These are all fairly informal words for ‘complain’. Grumble tells you how the person who is complaining feels (= they are in a bad mood) ; moan and whinge tell you more about how the people listening to the complaints feel (= the complaining is annoying them) . |
complain
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VERB 抱怨;发牢骚
If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...
矿工们愤愤不平地抱怨说政府没有履行诺言。
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VERB 诉说有…病痛;主诉
If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.He complained of a headache.
他说头痛。
verb
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- make a formal accusation;bring a formal charge
- The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client
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- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
- Synonym: kick plain sound off quetch kvetch
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She could scarcely complain , could she ?
她压根儿没什么好抱怨的，是不是？
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I wrote them a stinking letter to complain .
我给他们去信气愤地抱怨了一通。
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I can 't be doing with people who complain all the time .
我无法忍受那些整天发牢骚的人。
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Just because I don 't complain , people think I 'm satisfied .
就因为我不发牢骚，大家便以为我满意了。
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It 's no good complaining ─ they never listen .
抱怨毫无用处——他们根本不听。
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I 'm going to complain to the manager about this .
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
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I complained to the manager but I didn 't get any satisfaction .
我向经理投诉，但问题丝毫没有得到解决。
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In the end , I just got fed up with his constant complaining .
他不停地发牢骚，终于使我厌烦了。
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She left early , complaining of a headache .
她说自己头疼，很早就离开了。
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They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat .
他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
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We complained about our rooms but got no joy from the manager .
我们抱怨房间不好，经理却不理会。
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Nothing satisfies him ─ he 's always complaining .
什么都难如他的意——他老在抱怨。
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She never complains , but she 's obviously exhausted .
她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。
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Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court .
运动员抱怨说网球场的反弹力不均匀。
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‘ It 's not fair , ’ she complained .
“这不公平。”她抱怨道。
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They complained of rough handling by the guards .
他们投诉警卫对他们动粗了。
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I 'm going to complain to your superiors .
我要去找你的上级投诉。
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She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells .
她去找医生看病，说自己一阵一阵地头昏。
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He complained of having a tight chest .
他主诉胸部憋闷。
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Give over complaining !
别抱怨了！
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The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation .
被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。
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He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated .
他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。
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What would you say to Mrs So-and-so who has called to complain about a noisy neighbour ?
要是哪位太太嫌邻居太吵闹，打电话投诉，你跟她怎么说？
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People were jostling , arguing and complaining .
人们推推搡搡，争吵着抱怨着。
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I was sorely tempted to complain , but I didn 't.
我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
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Then they had the gall to complain !
而且他们居然还有脸抱怨！
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Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid .
护士抱怨工作劳累过度而报酬过低。
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They complained bitterly .
他们气愤地抱怨。
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People complain about how children spend so much time on computer games
人们常抱怨孩子花太多时间玩电脑游戏。
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For my own part , I have nothing to complain of
我这方面没有什么好抱怨的。
指因对待遇、处境不满或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说，常后接介词about/of。
The old man complained about the hot weather.
老人抱怨天气炎热。
They have complained of sexual harassment.
她们投诉说受到性骚扰。
She complained that there was too much noise outside at night.
她抱怨夜里外面太吵。
指总是抱怨、大发牢骚，常后接介词 about。
The girl has a beef against him.
那姑娘对他有所不满。
The old woman is forever beefing about that.
那个老妇人没完没了地为那事抱怨。
指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而怨恨地自言自语或向他人诉苦，常后接介词 about/at，可与 moan 换用。
She grumbled/moaned about the food.
她抱怨饭菜不好吃。
He grumbled/moaned sometimes at her extravagance.
他有时抱怨她铺张浪费。
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