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complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/ /kəmˈpleɪn/
  • v.
    诉说 (病痛);<文>悲叹,悲鸣;(构造,机械装置)(因拉力或压力)呻吟,咯吱作响;抱怨,投诉
第三人称单数complains
现在分词complaining
过去式complained
过去分词complained
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词语例句

  1. 诉说 (病痛)vi.

    • He complained of a headache.

      他说他头疼。

  2. <文>悲叹,悲鸣vi.

    • I hear the flute complaining.

      我听到长笛声如泣如诉。

  3. 抱怨,投诉v.

    六级四级
    • Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfil their promises.

      矿工们已愤愤地抱怨政府没有兑现他们的承诺。

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

      这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。

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

      然而,许多人抱怨他们的学校图书馆没有足够的最新的有趣的书籍和杂志。

  1. I was too cowardly to complain.
    我胆小得都不敢抱怨。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. All she ever does is complain.
    她就会抱怨。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. Then they had the gall to complain!
    而且他们居然还有脸抱怨!
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • complain of
    诉苦;抗议;抱怨;主述
  • complain about
    抱怨;对他发牢骚;埋怨;投诉
  • complain about sth
    抱怨;抱怨某事;抱怨做某事
  • Complain of hardship
    叫苦
  • to complain too often
    报怨太多

词语扩展

vi.
投诉;发牢骚;诉说
vt.
抱怨;控诉
adj.
complaining抱怨的
adv.
complainingly抱怨地;发牢骚地;诉苦地
n.
complaint抱怨;诉苦;疾病;委屈
complainant[法] 原告;发牢骚的人;抱怨者
complainer老是抱怨的人
  • grumble/complain/murmur
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • murmur多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。

词义分布

抱怨
82.7%
投诉
8.5%
埋怨
4.7%
发牢骚
1.4%
申诉
0.7%
0.6%
牢骚
0.5%
诉说
0.4%
控诉
0.4%
0.2%

英英释义

  • v.express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  • v.make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
  1. v.
    to say that you are not satisfied with someone or something
    抱怨;发牢骚
    • Voters complained about the election result.
      投票者对选举结果有怨言。
    • I shouldn't complain; I've got a good job.
      我不应该抱怨的;我已经找到了一份好工作。
    • `Someone should do something about it,' he complained.
      “应该有人来管管。”他抱怨道。

短语

  • 诉说有…病痛;主诉to say that you have a pain or an illness
    He went to the hospital, complaining of a sore neck.
    他去了医院,说脖子酸痛。

词源

  • complain抱怨
    com-, 强调。-plag, 击打,词源同plague, plangent.指捶胸顿足的,抱怨的。
  • complain抱怨;申诉,投诉
    来源于拉丁语动词plangere(击打,悲伤)的复合词complangere(悲伤,抱怨)