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TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complainverb [ I ]uk/kəmˈpleɪn/ us/kəmˈpleɪn/

B1 to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory抱怨；发牢骚；诉苦

Lots of people have complained about the noise.许多人抱怨过这噪声。
You're always complaining!你总是牢骚满腹！
[ + that ] He complained that his boss was useless and he had too much work.他抱怨说老板无能，而且他干的活太多。

B1 to tell someone formally that something is wrong投诉；控告；申诉

If the service was so bad why didn't you complain to the manager?如果服务质量这么差的话，你为什么不向经理投诉呢？

More examples

Over three hundred listeners phoned in to complain about the programme.

Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.

They were afraid to complain about the noise in case they annoyed the neighbours.

She was complaining about all the sex and violence on television.

After her fall she complained that she couldn't bend her leg properly.

Phrasal verb(s)

complain of sth
TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complain

verb

ADVERB | VERB + COMPLAIN | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤bitterly強烈地抱怨◇She complained bitterly about the lack of help she received.她對自己沒有得到幫助而憤憤地抱怨。➤loudly大聲埋怨▸➤constantly, frequently, repeatedly不停地發牢騷；再三抱怨➤openly, publicly公開／當眾抱怨➤privately私底下埋怨VERB + COMPLAIN➤cannot不能抱怨▸➤can hardly難以抱怨◇It was entirely my own idea, so I can hardly complain.這完全是我自己的主意，所以不能抱怨什麼。➤have cause to, have reason to, have a right to有理由抱怨；有權抱怨◇He really has no right to complain.他實在無權抱怨。➤begin to, start to抱怨起來PREPOSITION➤about抱怨⋯◇All the guests complained about the noise.所有的客人都抱怨這些噪聲。➤at對⋯抱怨◇She complained at the unfairness of it all.她抗議所有這一切的不公平。➤to向⋯投訴◇I'm going to complain to the authorities about this!我要向當局投訴這件事！➤of投訴⋯◇45 officers complained of harassment.45 名軍官投訴受到騷擾。
TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complain

verb

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。◆ (rather formal) 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] (rather informal, 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] (rather informal, 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] (rather informal, 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] (rather informal, 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。
TOEFL BNC: 2033 COCA: 1859
complain
To complain: complain, mutter, lodge...

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