complain是什么意思？

complain

英[kəmˈpleɪn] 美[kəmˈplen]

• vi. 抱怨，诉苦，申诉，控诉，抗议；
• vt. 诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]；

第三人称单数：complains;

过去式：complained;

过去分词：complained;

现在分词：complaining;

例句

• They said that her husband used to knock her about 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。
• Bill started to complain. I brought him up sharply. 比尔开始抱怨,我严厉制止了他。
• 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。
• 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。
• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain. 他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• I have to complain to the manager about it. 对这件事我不得不向经理申诉。
• You have no reason to complain. 你没有理由抱怨。
• They complain of being in a catch - 22 situation. 他们抱怨他们处在一种摆脱不了的困境.
• 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。
• It also means, pilots complain, that the pilot surrenders control. 飞行员们抱怨说, 这还意味着飞行员交出了控制权.

同义词

• vt.
  complain的同义词之：抱怨;诉苦
  grumble, fault, find, squawk,
• complain的同义词之：其他释义
  squawk, grouch, moan, mutter, gripe, grumble, fault, kick, clamor, charge, find, carp,

同义词解析

• 以下这些动词均包含 "抱怨，埋忽" 的意思
  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。

英语四级真题

However, many complain that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date interesting books and magazines.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
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月阅读原文

英语六级真题

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月阅读原文
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月阅读原文
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月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  抱怨;发牢骚
  If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.
  例句
  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。 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。
• 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.
  例句
  He complained of a headache. 他说头痛。

英汉词典释义

• vt. & vi.
  抱怨, 诉苦; 投诉
  You have no reason to complain. 你没有理由抱怨。 She often complains that he is dishonest. 她常埋怨说他不诚实。
• vi.
  申诉，控诉；抗议
  I have to complain to the manager about it. 对这件事我不得不向经理申诉。
• vt.
  诉说，申诉；控告[后面常跟从句]
  He complained to the police that the boys had stolen his apples. 他向警方控告那些男孩偷了他的苹果。

英英词典释义

• 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"