音标:[kәm'plein] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
v. 抱怨, 抗议, 控诉
v. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
v. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
词型变化:过去式 : complained ; 现在分词 : complaining ; 过去分词 : complained ; 第三人称单数 : complains ; 名词复数形式 : complains
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complain的用法和样例:

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. The tourist complained that the room was too dirty.游客抱怨说房间太脏了。
  2. She complained to me about his rudeness.他向我抱怨他的卤莽。
  3. He will complain to the police that I struck him.这人要到警察局去控告我打他。
  4. The patient is complaining of acute earache.病人说耳部剧痛。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. He is always complaining.他总是抱怨。
  2. You have no reason to complain.你没有理由抱怨。
  3. Their hands blistered, but no one complained.他们手起了泡,可是没有一个人有怨言。
用作及物动词S+~+that-clause
  1. George complained that he was hungry.乔治说他饿了。
  2. She often complains that he is dishonest.她常埋怨说他不诚实。
  3. She complained that the room is cold.她抱怨屋子冷。
  4. He complained that he had been badly treated.他抱怨说他们待他不好。
  5. She complained that the exam was too hard.她抱怨考试太难了。
  6. He complained that he couldn't find a job anywhere.他抱怨他哪里也找不到工作。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
complain about (v.+prep.)
    抱怨,投诉 express an unfavourable opinion aboutcomplain about sth/v-ing

    I wish to complain about the washing machine that I bought last month; it stopped working again.

    我上个月买的那台洗衣机不能用了,我可要投诉它质量不佳了。

    He never complained about working overtime.

    他从来不因加班而抱怨。

    The food was complained about to the nurse.

    (人们)向护士投诉了伙食不好。

complain against (v.+prep.)
    (向…)申诉 say (sth) is wrong to (sb)complain against sb/sth

    I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.

    我不得不申诉他的无礼。

    She have to complain against the slight injuries.

    她不得不诉说这小伤害。

complain of (v.+prep.)
    抱怨,诉苦 say that (sth) is wrong; find faultcomplain of sth/v-ing

    He complained of being underpaid.

    他抱怨工资太低。

    She complained to me of his rudeness.

    她向我抱怨了他的粗鲁。

    Go to the teacher and complain of needing more time to do the work.

    去找老师诉诉苦,就说做作业的时间不够。

    He often complains of his memory.

    他常抱怨自己的记性不好。

    I've got nothing to complain of really.

    我真的没有什么可抱怨的。

    Mother is always complaining of not having enough time.

    母亲总是抱怨没有足够的时间。

complain to (v.+prep.)
    向…抱怨 say that sth is wrong to sbcomplain to sb

    You'll have to complain to Head Office if the washing machine stops working again.

    要是洗衣机再出毛病的话,你只好向总公司诉说了。

    Complain to the boy's mother, not to me.

    找孩子他妈说去,别找我。

    complain to sb that-clause

    Mrs. Jones complained to the doctor that her back always hurts her.

    琼斯太太向医生诉说她背部老是痛。

    She complained to me that he had been rude to her.

    她向我诉说他曾对她有粗鲁的行为。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • complain bitterly痛苦地诉说
  • complain constantly经常地抱怨
  • complain fearfully可怕地抱怨
  • complain honestly诚实地抱怨
  • complain incessantly不停地抱怨
  • complain loudly大声地抱怨
~+介词
  • complain about〔at, of〕抱怨,诉苦
  • complain of one's bad memory抱怨记忆力不好
  • complain to向…抱怨
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