complain
【抱怨 , 投诉】
"complain" 是一个动词,意思是 抱怨 或 投诉,指表达不满、反对或不满意某种情况、事物或服务。它通常涉及对不喜欢的事情发出负面反馈。
主要含义:
- 抱怨:表示对某个不满的情况表达不高兴或不满意。
- 例如:She complained about the noise outside her window.
(她抱怨窗外的噪音。)
- 例如:She complained about the noise outside her window.
- 投诉:在正式场合中,提出对某事的不满,要求改进或解决问题。
- 例如:He complained to the manager about the poor service.
(他向经理投诉服务不好。)
- 例如:He complained to the manager about the poor service.
- 表达不满:通常指通过言语表示对某事的负面看法或意见。
- 例如:I always hear him complain about his job.
(我总是听到他抱怨工作。)
- 例如:I always hear him complain about his job.
相关短语:
- Complain about:抱怨某事。
- 例如:She often complains about the weather.
(她经常抱怨天气。)
- 例如:She often complains about the weather.
- Complain to:向某人抱怨或投诉。
- 例如:He complained to the teacher about the difficulty of the exam.
(他向老师抱怨考试很难。)
- 例如:He complained to the teacher about the difficulty of the exam.
- Complain of:通常指身体或健康方面的抱怨,表示感到不适。
- 例如:She complained of a headache after the long meeting.
(她在长时间的会议后抱怨头痛。)
- 例如:She complained of a headache after the long meeting.
例句:
- Don't complain if you haven't tried to solve the problem yourself.
(如果你没有自己尝试解决问题,就别抱怨。) - He always complains about the traffic on his way to work.
(他总是抱怨上班路上的交通。)
总结:
Complain 指通过言语表达不满,通常与某些不喜欢的事物或情境相关。它可以在日常生活中使用,也可以用于正式场合,如对服务、质量或条件的正式投诉。