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complain vi.抱怨；控诉；诉说 (1) 游客抱怨说房间太脏了。(2) 他向我抱怨他的卤莽。(3) 这人要到警察局去控告我打他。(4) 病人说耳部剧痛。 Speakers of Yiddish will know that complain is often interchangeable with kvetch, which is what you do when you don't like the food or the small portions. But you can complain in a more formal way by, say, writing a letter or even filing a lawsuit. But whether the issue is large or small, do yourself a favor and don't complain too often, or people might stop taking you seriously.

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英 [kəm'pleɪn] 美 [kəm'pleɪn] (1) The tourist complained that the room was too dirty.(2) She complained to me about his rudeness.(3) He will complain to the police that I struck him.(4) The patient is complaining of acute earache. To complain is to express your unhappiness about something. You might complain to your landlord about a raise in your rent, or to the cops about your noisy neighbors. Just don't whine; it won't get you anywhere. 1[VERB 动词]抱怨；发牢骚 If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.   [V that]  [V about/of n]  [V to n]  [V]  [V with quote]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。For my own part, I have nothing to complain of...我这方面没有什么好抱怨的。They are liable to face more mistreatment if they complain to the police...如果他们向警方投诉，可能会受到更多虐待。People should complain when they consider an advert offensive...民众如果认为某个广告具有冒犯性就应该投诉。'I do everything you ask of me,' he complained.“你要我做的事我都做了。”他抱怨道。2[VERB 动词]诉说有…病痛；主诉 If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.   [V of n]He complained of a headache.他说头痛。

英语单词	complain
英美音标	英 [kəm'pleɪn] 美 [kəm'pleɪn]
中文释义	vi.抱怨；控诉；诉说
英语例句	(1) The tourist complained that the room was too dirty. (2) She complained to me about his rudeness. (3) He will complain to the police that I struck him. (4) The patient is complaining of acute earache.
中文例句	(1) 游客抱怨说房间太脏了。 (2) 他向我抱怨他的卤莽。 (3) 这人要到警察局去控告我打他。 (4) 病人说耳部剧痛。
vocabulary简明	To complain is to express your unhappiness about something. You might complain to your landlord about a raise in your rent, or to the cops about your noisy neighbors. Just don't whine; it won't get you anywhere.
vocabulary扩展	Speakers of Yiddish will know that complain is often interchangeable with kvetch, which is what you do when you don't like the food or the small portions. But you can complain in a more formal way by, say, writing a letter or even filing a lawsuit. But whether the issue is large or small, do yourself a favor and don't complain too often, or people might stop taking you seriously.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]抱怨；发牢骚 If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it. [V that] [V about/of n] [V to n] [V] [V with quote] 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。 For my own part, I have nothing to complain of... 我这方面没有什么好抱怨的。 They are liable to face more mistreatment if they complain to the police... 如果他们向警方投诉，可能会受到更多虐待。 People should complain when they consider an advert offensive... 民众如果认为某个广告具有冒犯性就应该投诉。 'I do everything you ask of me,' he complained. “你要我做的事我都做了。”他抱怨道。 2 [VERB 动词]诉说有…病痛；主诉 If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill. [V of n] He complained of a headache. 他说头痛。

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