complain

verb

1. 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚
   to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth
   1. I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
      我要就这件事向经理投诉。
   2. She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
      她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。
   3. The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
      被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。
   4. ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right) .’
      “你好吗？”“啊，没的抱怨的。”
   5. He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.
      他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。
   6. ‘It's not fair,’ she complained.
      “这不公平。”她抱怨道。

1. VERB 抱怨;发牢骚
   If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.
   1. Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...
      矿工们愤愤不平地抱怨说政府没有履行诺言。
   2. The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe...
      这对美国夫妇抱怨到欧洲旅行的花销太高。
   3. For my own part, I have nothing to complain of...
      我这方面没有什么好抱怨的。
   4. They are liable to face more mistreatment if they complain to the police...
      如果他们向警方投诉，可能会受到更多虐待。
   5. People should complain when they consider an advert offensive...
      民众如果认为某个广告具有冒犯性就应该投诉。
   6. 'I do everything you ask of me,' he complained.
      “你要我做的事我都做了。”他抱怨道。
2. VERB 诉说有…病痛;主诉
   If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.
   1. He complained of a headache.
      他说头痛。

1. They may complain of diarrhea or bellyache.
   他们可能会主诉腹泻或腹痛。
2. His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.
   他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。
3. People usually complain about having to deal with too much bureaucracy.
   人们经常抱怨不得不应付太多的繁文缛节。
4. 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。
5. How can you complain about higher taxes?
   你怎么能抱怨税费的提高呢？
6. Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises
   矿工们愤愤不平地抱怨说政府没有履行诺言。
7. The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe
   这对美国夫妇抱怨到欧洲旅行的花销太高。
8. For my own part, I have nothing to complain of
   我这方面没有什么好抱怨的。
9. People should complain when they consider an advert offensive
   民众如果认为某个广告具有冒犯性就应该投诉。
10. 'I do everything you ask of me,' he complained.
    “你要我做的事我都做了。”他抱怨道。
11. He complained of a headache.
    他说头痛。
12. I was too cowardly to complain.
    我太胆小，不敢抱怨。
13. All she does is complain
    她只知道抱怨。
14. He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics.
    得跟这么一群无聊的老家伙呆在一起，他会满腹牢骚的。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. Women in the North complain that their hubbies find it difficult to say 'I love you.'
    北部的妇女抱怨说她们的丈夫很难开口说“我爱你”。
18. The leaflet explains how to complain to the banking ombudsman.
    这份传单介绍了如何向银行意见调查官投诉。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service
    对劣质服务我通常会立刻投诉。
25. 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。
26. Faculty members complain that their students are unprepared to do college-level work
    学院的老师们抱怨说他们的学生还很不适应大学的课业。
27. He came to complain about the volume of the music.
    他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。
28. 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。
29. Don't complain of being hard up before me!
    不要在我面前哭穷！
30. We have nothing to complain of.
    我们没有什么可发牢骚的。

  complain beef grumble【导航词义：抱怨】

  complain v. 抱怨，发牢骚

〔辨析〕指因对待遇、处境不满或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说，常后接介词about/of。

  beef v. 〈非正式〉抱怨

〔辨析〕指总是抱怨、大发牢骚，常后接介词 about。

  grumble v. 抱怨

〔辨析〕指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而怨恨地自言自语或向他人诉苦，常后接介词 about/at，可与 moan 换用。

complain of sth

1. 诉说（病情或痛苦）
   to say that you feel ill/sick or are suffering from a pain
   1. I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
      我要就这件事向经理投诉。
   2. She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
      她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。
   3. The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
      被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。
   4. ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right) .’
      “你好吗？”“啊，没的抱怨的。”
   5. He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.
      他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。
   6. ‘It's not fair,’ she complained.
      “这不公平。”她抱怨道。

verb

1. make a formal accusation
   1. The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client

2. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
   1. My mother complains all day
   2. She has a lot to kick about

   Synonym:    kickplainsound offquetchkvetch