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TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859

complain

Word family 
com·plain /kəmˈpleɪn/ ●●● S2 W3 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMPLAIN to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone 抱怨；不满；发牢骚 → complaint
 Residents are complaining because traffic in the area has increased.
由于这个地区的交通流量有所增加，居民都在抱怨。
 ‘You never ask my opinion about anything, ’ Rod complained.
“你什么事都不问问我的看法。”罗德抱怨道。
complain (that)
 She complained that no one had been at the airport to meet her.
她抱怨说没人到机场去接她。
complain about
 She often complains about not feeling appreciated at work.
她常抱怨工作上不受赏识。
complain of
 Several women have complained of sexual harassment.
好几位女性投诉说受到性骚扰。
complain to
 Neighbours complained to the police about the dogs barking.
邻居向警方投诉狗吠扰民。
 Employees complained bitterly about working conditions.
雇员们对工作条件十分不满。
n Grammar
You complain about something or someone:
They complained about the service.
✗Don’t say: They complained against the service. | They complained for the service.
2  (I/you/he etc) can’t complain spokenSATISFIED used to say that a situation is satisfactory, even though there may be a few problems （我/你/他等）还算满意，没什么可抱怨的
 I make a good living. I can’t complain.
我过得还不错，没什么可抱怨的。
3 complain of something phrasal verbphr v formal MIHAVEto say that you feel ill or have a pain in a part of your body 诉说有…病痛
 Dan’s been complaining of severe headaches.
丹总是说头疼得厉害。
n COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
complain bitterly (=in a very angry way)
My grandfather’s always complaining bitterly about how expensive things are.
complain loudly
The kids were complaining loudly about the heat.
constantly complain
She was constantly complaining about her job.
phrases
have the right to complain
You have the right to complain if you’re not satisfied with the service you’re getting.
have (good) reason to complain
We felt we had good reason to complain about the food at the hotel.
have little/no reason to complain
The school is good and parents have little reason to complain.
have cause to complain
Patients sometimes have cause to complain about the hospital treatment they receive.
be in a position to complain (=have a good reason to complain)
If you feel you are bullied at work, you are certainly in a position to complain.
be the first to complain (=be quick to complain)
He’s the first to complain if he thinks something is unfair.
 THESAURUS
complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy, or not satisfied about something or someone 抱怨，发牢骚
Several customers complained about the service they received.
有几位顾客对得到的服务表示不满。
n‘I wish you’d stop telling me what to do, ’ she complained.
make a complaint to formally complain about something to someone in authority 提出投诉
His parents made a complaint to the head teacher.
他的父母向校长提出投诉。
protest to complain about something that you think is wrong, especially publicly 〔尤指公开地〕抗议
Demonstrators were protesting against the war.
示威者在抗议这场战争。
object to say that you oppose or disapprove of something 反对
Local residents have objected to the plan.
当地居民反对这个计划。
nSome teachers objected to the scheme.
grumble to keep complaining in a bad-tempered way about something 〔气愤地〕抱怨
Rail travellers have been grumbling about the increase in ticket prices.
铁路乘客抱怨票价上涨。
nWhat’s he grumbling about now?
moan/whine informal (also whinge /wɪndʒ/ British EnglishBrE informal) to keep complaining in an annoying way 〔生气地〕抱怨，发牢骚
Everyone was moaning about the hotel food.
大家都在抱怨酒店饮食不好。
Stop whingeing and get on with your work!
别发牢骚了，接着干活吧！
kick up/make a fuss to complain or become angry about something, especially something that is not very important 小题大做
The soup wasn’t hot enough, but he didn’t want to make a fuss.
汤不够热，但是他也不想小题大做。
nHe kicked up such a fuss that they were offered another room.
Examples from the Corpus
complain• Many were calling the central office to complain.• We had to remove the advertisement because so many people complained.• But you won't catch me complaining.• He constantly complains about how he's treated at work.• I should have complained about the first case, but I was inexperienced then.• Their neighbours complained about their constant loud music.• Workers who had lost their jobs complained bitterly about the way they had been treated.• Denise complained bitterly after he died.• Once at her new work place she complained bitterly of how her style had been cramped.• Jenny's always complaining that her boss gives her too much work.• The patient complained that she had to void more urine.• If the hotel isn't satisfactory, you should complain to the Tourist Office.• This was a worker who showed up every day, never complained, you know, gave the job his all.
complained bitterly• The boys gasped, wheezed and giggled; the plumper ones complained bitterly.• The social worker complained bitterly about the fact that Mrs X had left the home, and told her off.• He complained bitterly after being surprised by Pat Buchanan in an early primary about a pollster whose predictions had been too optimistic.• Denise complained bitterly after he died.• Once at her new work place she complained bitterly of how her style had been cramped.• He complained bitterly of the small attention that was paid to his ideas in his own country.• Norah complained bitterly that her style had brought the company free publicity worth far more than it cost.• We all complained bitterly when it looked as though Adobe was restricting the development of PostScript and keeping the market to itself.
Origin complain
(1300-1400) Old French complaindre, from Vulgar Latin complangere, from Latin com- ( → COM-) + plangere (PLAINT)
com·plain verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
→THESAURUS1
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TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complain

verb

ADVERB | VERB + COMPLAIN | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤bitterly強烈地抱怨◇She complained bitterly about the lack of help she received.她對自己沒有得到幫助而憤憤地抱怨。➤loudly大聲埋怨▸➤constantly, frequently, repeatedly不停地發牢騷；再三抱怨➤openly, publicly公開／當眾抱怨➤privately私底下埋怨VERB + COMPLAIN➤cannot不能抱怨▸➤can hardly難以抱怨◇It was entirely my own idea, so I can hardly complain.這完全是我自己的主意，所以不能抱怨什麼。➤have cause to, have reason to, have a right to有理由抱怨；有權抱怨◇He really has no right to complain.他實在無權抱怨。➤begin to, start to抱怨起來PREPOSITION➤about抱怨⋯◇All the guests complained about the noise.所有的客人都抱怨這些噪聲。➤at對⋯抱怨◇She complained at the unfairness of it all.她抗議所有這一切的不公平。➤to向⋯投訴◇I'm going to complain to the authorities about this!我要向當局投訴這件事！➤of投訴⋯◇45 officers complained of harassment.45 名軍官投訴受到騷擾。
TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complain

verb

complain ♦︎ protest ♦︎ object ♦︎ grumble ♦︎ moan ♦︎ whine ♦︎ carpThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth. 这些词均表示抱怨、发牢骚、抗议。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan / whine / carp about sth◆to grumble / moan / carp on about sth◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan at sth◆to grumble / moan / whine at sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine to sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine that...◆to complain / protest / grumble loudly■ complain [intransitive, transitive] to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚◆She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.她从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。◆I'm going to complain to the manager about this.我要向经理投诉这件事。◆'It's not fair,' she complained.“这不公平。”她抱怨道。◆ (rather formal) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.被告申诉在调查时受到恐吓。■ protest [intransitive, transitive] 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 （尤指公开）反对；抗议；提出⋯作为反对的理由◆Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.学生走上街头，抗议这项决定。◆It's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.抗议没有用，我决不改变主意。◆She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.她抗议自己得不到公正的审判。ⓘ In American English protest can also take a noun as object. 在美式英语中，protest也可以接名词作宾语◆ (NAmE) They fully intend to protest the decision.他们决意反对这项决定。   see also protest ⇨ opposition , protest ⇨ demonstration , protester ⇨ protester ■ object [intransitive, transitive] to say that you disagree with or disapprove of sth; to give sth as a reason for objecting 反对；提出⋯作为反对的理由；抗辩说◆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。◆I really object to being charged for parking.我非常反对收停车费。◆He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.他抗辩说警察没有充分的证据就逮捕了他。  see also objection ⇨ opposition ■ grumble [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way 咕哝；嘟囔；发牢骚◆She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work.她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。■ moan [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way （令人厌烦地）抱怨，发牢骚◆They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.他们总是牢骚满腹，抱怨有很多事要做。◆ (BrE) What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什么呢？  see also moan ⇨ whisper ■ whine waɪn [intransitive, transitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice 哀诉；哭诉；哭嚷◆Stop whining!别哭哭啼啼的！◆'I want to go home,' whined Toby.“我要回家。”托比哭嚷道。ⓘ Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain. * whine常指小孩子抱怨的方式。■ carp [intransitive] (rather informal, disapproving) to repeatedly complain about sth in a way that criticizes other people and is annoying 一再抱怨；不停地指责；唠叨◆I've had enough of him constantly carping and criticizing.我受够了他不断的抱怨和指责。◆Lord, how you carp on, Lucy!天啊，露西你怎么这么唠叨！ⓘ Carp is often followed by on, which emphasizes the repeated nature of this sort of complaining. * carp后常跟on，以强调喋喋不休。
TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complain
To complain: complain, mutter, lodge...

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