complain

[kəmˈpleɪn]
  • 释义

  • 抱怨，发牢骚;

  • 词义辨析
  • complain, grumble, murmur
  • 这组词共同的意思是“抱怨”或“埋怨”。它们的区别是：
    1.complain是向别人诉苦; murmur是背着别人自言自语地“抱怨”; grumble通常带有感情色彩和个人情绪,指一边发脾气,一边自己对自己叽叽咕咕。
    2.complain还有“投诉”的意思。
    3.grumble多用于指男性。
  • complain，grumble，murmur
  • 这些动词都含“抱怨、埋怨”之意。
    complain侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。
    grumble指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。
    murmur多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He started to complain about this wicked world.

    他开始对这个邪恶的世界发牢骚了.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 2、

    If you are not happy about a repair, go back and complain.

    如果你对修理效果不满意，可以再找他们投诉。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    He came to complain about the volume of the music.

    他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.

    居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    When they reach here they complain that they are not being paid as per the agreement.

    来到这里后，他们抱怨工资没有依照协议发放。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    They said that her husband used to knock her around but they had never heard her complain.

    他们说她丈夫曾对她拳打脚踢,但从没听她诉过苦.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.

    批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。

    柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.

    我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    The characters complain ceaselessly about food queues, prices and corruption.

    那些人不停地抱怨购买食品要排队、物价问题以及贪污腐败的问题。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    The company's competitors complain that they are hemmed in by rigid legal contracts.

    公司的竞争对手抱怨他们受到严格的法律合同的约束。

    柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    If you can't get any satisfaction, complain to the park owner.

    如果你得不到任何赔偿，向园区所有者投诉。

    柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    I'm going to complain to the manager about this.

    我要就这件事向经理投诉。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 13、

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

    找孩子的母亲说去, 别找我.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid .

    护士抱怨工作劳累过度而报酬过低。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 15、

    Don't complain of being hard up before me!

    不要在我面前哭穷!

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 16、

    How can you complain about higher taxes?

    你怎么能抱怨税费的提高呢？

    柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.

    她给当地的报纸写了一封措辞激烈的信,抱怨新修的马路.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    He didn't half complain!

    他很不满意!

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.

    你不但不谢他,还埋怨他,真不知好歹.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    We have nothing to complain of.

    我们没有什么可发牢骚的.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 21、

    She has to complain against the slight injuries.

    她不得不诉说这轻微的伤害.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.

    我不得不申诉他的无礼.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.

    他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    Then they had the gall to complain!

    而且他们居然还有脸抱怨！

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 25、

    I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.

    我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 26、

    People always complain that the big banks and big companies are unfriendly and unhelpful.

    人们总是抱怨大银行和大公司不友善、不愿提供帮助。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 27、

    People complain about how children spend so much time on computer games.

    人们常抱怨孩子花太多时间玩电脑游戏。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    The next thing you know, she's phoned to complain and you're suddenly being given the third degree.

    还没等你反应过来，她就已经打来电话抱怨，而你就突然挨了一顿狠批。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 29、

    Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.

    民主党人会抱怨他过分看重惩罚，而忽视了预防和解决措施。

    ——柯林斯例句
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