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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1996 COCA: 2325

complaint

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com·plaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ ●●● S3 W3 noun
1  [countableC, uncountableU]COMPLAIN a statement in which someone complains about something 投訴
If you wish to make a complaint, you should see the manager.
如果你要投訴，應該去找經理。
The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner.
售貨員都受過培訓，要以友好的態度處理顧客的投訴。
complaint about
Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
基廷由於工作質量遭到投訴而被辭退了。
complaint of
complaints of police brutality
對警察暴行的投訴
complaint from/to
complaints from local residents
來自當地居民的投訴
a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority
向廣告標準管理局提出的投訴
complaint against
All complaints against police officers are carefully investigated.
針對警察的所有投訴都會仔細調查。
complaint that
We are concerned by complaints that children are being bullied.
我們十分關心有關孩子們受到欺侮的投訴。
2  [countableC]COMPLAIN something that you complain about 投訴的事，不滿的事
Our main complaint was the poor standard of service.
我們主要投訴的是服務質量差。
My only complaint is that the price is rather high.
我唯一不滿的就是價格很高。
3  [countableC]MI formal an illness that affects a particular part of your body 疾病
He is having treatment for a chest complaint.
他在接受胸部疾病的治療。
► see thesaurus at illness
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make a complaint (=complain formally to someone) 提出投訴
The manager of the team decided to make a complaint about the referee.
球隊主教練決定投訴裁判員。
file/lodge a complaint formal (=make a complaint) 提出投訴
She filed a complaint against several of her colleagues.
她對好幾個同事提出了投訴。
have a complaint (=want to complain about something) 有不滿意見
Please let us know if you have any complaints about our service.
對我們的服務如有不滿，請告訴我們。
nbring a complaint against somebody formal (=complain in a formal, legal way)
Higgins brought a complaint against his former manager.
receive a complaint (also have a complaint) 收到投訴
Our department has received a number of complaints from the public.
我們部門收到民衆不少的投訴。
deal with/handle a complaint 處理投訴
Police officers came to the house to deal with a complaint about noise.
警察上門來處理噪音投訴。
investigate a complaint 調查投訴事件
nThe dog was rescued after officials investigated a complaint of neglect.
uphold a complaint (=say it is reasonable) 接受投訴
nThe complaint was upheld and the advertisement was withdrawn.
na complaint concerns something/relates to something
We have received a number of complaints concerning faulty goods.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + complaint
a formal/official complaint 正式的投訴
The man has lodged a formal complaint against the police.
那人已對警方提出正式投訴。
a common/widespread/frequent complaint 常見/普遍/常有的不滿
A common complaint of children is that parents do not listen to them.
兒童普遍的不滿是家長不聽他們的意見。
a serious complaint 強烈的投訴
Serious complaints of negligence have been made.
有人強烈投訴玩忽職守的行爲。
a customer/consumer complaint 客戶/消費者投訴
As a result of the improvements, customer complaints went down by 70%.
由於工作改進，客戶投訴減少了70%。
na bitter complaint (=a very angry one)
The people are full of bitter complaints about their government.
na familiar complaint (=one that you have heard many times)
A lack of good public transport is a familiar complaint.
phrases
cause/grounds for complaint (=a good reason to complain) 投訴的理由
I do not think that he has any cause for complaint.
我想他沒有理由投訴。
a letter of complaint 投訴信
nI wrote a letter of complaint to the hospital manager.
a complaints procedure (=a system for dealing with complaints) 投訴程序
nThere is a very straightforward complaints procedure you must follow.
n THESAURUS
complaint something that you say or write when you are complaining, especially to someone in an official position
If you have any complaints, please contact our customer relations department.
Our main complaint is the poor standard of service.
If you have a complaint, you should write to the manager.
| make a complaint
Some employees are worried about what will happen to them if they make a complaint.
| complaint about
Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
| formal complaint
Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police.
| letters of complaint
The commission has so far received nearly 10,000 letters of complaint.
protest when someone complains publicly about something that they think is wrong or unfair and should not be allowed to happen
Despite their protests, the students’ fees were increased.
| in protest (=as a way of making a protest)
When two members of the team were dismissed, the rest of them walked out in protest.
| protest against
The ambassador lodged a formal protest against the proposals.
| ignore somebody’s protests
Ignoring my protests, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders.
grievance something that you feel unhappy about because you think that you have been treated unfairly – use this especially about an official complaint you make about the place where you work: file a grievance (=officially complain)
She filed a grievance last year after her supervisor refused to promote her.
| grievance against
Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the arbitration committee.
| air a grievance (=discuss a grievance publicly)
The meetings give employees the opportunity to express their views or air grievances.
Examples from the Corpus
complaint• Complaints are dealt with by the customer services department.• A dissatisfied employer would file a complaint with the high school.• If you have a complaint, you should write to the manager.• Some employees are worried about what will happen to them if they make a complaint.• Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.• If you have any complaints, please contact our customer relations department.• Hay fever is a common complaint in spring and summer.• None the less, annual employee complaints filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have doubled.• Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police.• Our main complaint is the poor standard of service.• The commission has so far received nearly 10,000 letters of complaint.• The service was good, but my only complaint is the high prices.• The larger size of authorities has produced complaints about remoteness from rural areas.• He is having treatment for a minor skin complaint.• The cream is normally used for treating minor skin complaints.• On 25 August 1987, the following week, Chief Inspector Lovell was appointed as investigating officer in accordance with the statutory complaints procedure.• Some of the complaints about the pedestrian environment arise because of their implications for traffic safety.• You always run the risk that your complaints get back to your boss, but you also might get some relief.
complaint that• He made a complaint that the record of his interview in relation to that offence contained fabricated admissions.• The Black and White Minstrels are performing without their traditional makeup after complaints that it is racist.• The Lords' recommendations follow complaints that the Commission acts too frequently against Britain.• But his complaints that government programs to aid children only expand welfare dependency earned him a certain public enmity in 1994.• Instead of arguing with Scott or giving in, Deborah listened to his complaints that she favored Brad.• The car's manufacturer received complaints that leaks were causing brake failures.• Behind this lay the complaint that the judiciary had been effectively excluded from policy-making.• As for your complaint that you do not get out enough, I can not see how you can justify it.
chest complaint• He retired at Christmas, 1990, as parish priest of St Ignatius, Ossett, suffering from a chronic chest complaint.
From Longman Business Dictionary
complaintcom·plaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU] a written or spoken statement by someone complaining about something
Our sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner.
a letter of complaint
complaint about
Thousands of customers have made complaints about the bank’s Internet banking service.
2[countableC]LAW a statement made by a person bringing a case or making a claim in a court of law, stating the facts upon which the case or claim is based
3[countableC]LAW a statement made by one person against another in a legal case, either in a court or to an officer of the court
The defence counsel pointed out that the complaint had not been served until 14 February this year.
Origin complaint
(1300-1400) Old French complainte, from complaindre; → COMPLAIN

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