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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 投诉
 If you wish to make a complaint, you should see the manager.
如果你要投诉，应该去找经理。
 The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner.
售货员都受过培训，要以友好的态度处理顾客的投诉。
complaint about
 Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
基廷由于工作质量遭到投诉而被辞退了。
complaint of
 complaints of police brutality
对警察暴行的投诉
complaint from/to
 complaints from local residents
来自当地居民的投诉
 a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority
向广告标准管理局提出的投诉
complaint against
 All complaints against police officers are carefully investigated.
针对警察的所有投诉都会仔细调查。
complaint that
 We are concerned by complaints that children are being bullied.
我们十分关心有关孩子们受到欺侮的投诉。
2  [countableC]COMPLAIN something that you complain about 投诉的事，不满的事
 Our main complaint was the poor standard of service.
我们主要投诉的是服务质量差。
 My only complaint is that the price is rather high.
我唯一不满的就是价格很高。
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疗。
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 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make a complaint (=complain formally to someone) 提出投诉
The manager of the team decided to make a complaint about the referee.
球队主教练决定投诉裁判员。
file/lodge a complaint formal (=make a complaint) 提出投诉
She filed a complaint against several of her colleagues.
她对好几个同事提出了投诉。
have a complaint (=want to complain about something) 有不满意见
Please let us know if you have any complaints about our service.
对我们的服务如有不满，请告诉我们。
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) 收到投诉
Our department has received a number of complaints from the public.
我们部门收到民众不少的投诉。
deal with/handle a complaint 处理投诉
Police officers came to the house to deal with a complaint about noise.
警察上门来处理噪音投诉。
investigate a complaint 调查投诉事件
nThe dog was rescued after officials investigated a complaint of neglect.
uphold a complaint (=say it is reasonable) 接受投诉
nThe complaint was upheld and the advertisement was withdrawn.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 正式的投诉
The man has lodged a formal complaint against the police.
那人已对警方提出正式投诉。
a common/widespread/frequent complaint 常见/普遍/常有的不满
A common complaint of children is that parents do not listen to them.
儿童普遍的不满是家长不听他们的意见。
a serious complaint 强烈的投诉
Serious complaints of negligence have been made.
有人强烈投诉玩忽职守的行为。
a customer/consumer complaint 客户/消费者投诉
As a result of the improvements, customer complaints went down by 70%.
由于工作改进，客户投诉减少了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) 投诉的理由
I do not think that he has any cause for complaint.
我想他没有理由投诉。
a letter of complaint 投诉信
nI wrote a letter of complaint to the hospital manager.
a complaints procedure (=a system for dealing with complaints) 投诉程序
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
com·plaint noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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