complain
英 [kəm'pleɪn]
美[kəm'plen]
- vi. 投诉；发牢骚；诉说
- vt. 抱怨；控诉
实用场景例句
- I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
- 我要就这件事向经理投诉。
牛津词典
- She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
- 她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。
牛津词典
- The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
- 被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- ‘It's not fair, ’ she complained.
- “这不公平。”她抱怨道。
牛津词典
- (informal)‘How are you? ’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right) . ’
- “你好吗？”“啊，没的抱怨的。”
牛津词典
- She left early, complaining of a headache.
- 她说自己头疼，很早就离开了。
牛津词典
- He complained of a headache.
- 他说头痛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe...
- 这对美国夫妇抱怨到欧洲旅行的花销太高。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He didn't half complain!
- 他很不满意!
《简明英汉词典》
- You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.
- 你不但不谢他,还埋怨他,真不知好歹.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We have nothing to complain of.
- 我们没有什么可发牢骚的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She has to complain against the slight injuries.
- 她不得不诉说这轻微的伤害.
《简明英汉词典》
- He started to complain about this wicked world.
- 他开始对这个邪恶的世界发牢骚了.
《用法词典》
- I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.
- 我不得不申诉他的无礼.
《简明英汉词典》
- They said that her husband used to knock her around but they had never heard her complain.
- 他们说她丈夫曾对她拳打脚踢,但从没听她诉过苦.
《简明英汉词典》
- Don't complain of being hard up before me!
- 不要在我面前哭穷!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.
- 他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉.
《简明英汉词典》
- She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.
- 她给当地的报纸写了一封措辞激烈的信,抱怨新修的马路.
《简明英汉词典》
- Complain to the boy's mother, not to me.
- 找孩子的母亲说去, 别找我.
《简明英汉词典》
- I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
- 我要就这件事向经理投诉。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Then they had the gall to complain!
- 而且他们居然还有脸抱怨！
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.
- 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid .
- 护士抱怨工作劳累过度而报酬过低。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He came to complain about the volume of the music.
- 他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。
柯林斯例句
- Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
- 居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
柯林斯例句
同义词辨析
complain, grumble, murmur
这些动词均含"抱怨，埋忽"之意。
complain： 侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。
grumble： 指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。
murmur： 多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。