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。◆ (ratherformal) 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] (ratherinformal, 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] (ratherinformal, 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] (ratherinformal, 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] (ratherinformal, 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。
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