complain
翻译
抱怨, 投诉, 发牢骚
例句
He complained about the bad service.
他抱怨服务不好。
She complained to the manager.
她向经理投诉。
They complained that the room was too cold.
他们抱怨说房间太冷了。
语法模式
((about sth.)) 抱怨(某事) He complained about the bad service.
((to sb.)) 向(某人)投诉 She complained to the manager.
((that ...)) 抱怨(...) They complained that the room was too cold.
近义词
同义词: grumble, protest, moan; 反义词: praise, compliment
词源
源自古法语“complaindre”(哀叹),来自拉丁语“com-”(一起)+“plangere”(哀悼)。
记忆技巧
可以记成“come plain”,即“坦白地(plain)走过来(come)”说出不满。