complaincom•plain /kəm'pleɪn/

vt 不用被动 抱怨，因…发牢骚

• She complained that the boss had been too strict with her. 她抱怨老板对她要求太严格。

• He was always complaining that his salary was low. 他总是抱怨他的薪水低。

vi

1. 抱怨，发牢骚

• We have nothing to complain of. 我们没有什么可抱怨的。

• complain about the inflation 因通货膨胀而发牢骚

2. 控告；抗议

• complain to the city authorities of a public nuisance 向市政当局控诉公害

• complain about the demonstrations 对示威提出抗议

3. (病人)主诉

• He went to the doctor to complain of acute earache. 他去找大夫求诊，诉说自己耳朵疼得很厉害。