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complain

☞complainv. [kǝm′pleɪn]　(complains; complained; complaining)

双解释义

　vt. & vi.抱怨；诉苦 say that sth is wrong; find fault

基本要点

1. complain的基本意思是“抱怨”“诉苦”。指心中对人或事物不满或身体感到不适或痛苦而对别人诉说或抱怨，有时也可表示说话者引起别人对此事的注意。
2. 用作不及物动词时，其后可接of或about引起的短语， of后常是诉苦的内容，可为名词或动名词，而about后则是对抱怨事物概括的陈述。当表示“向…抱怨…”时，要用complain to sb of〔about〕 sth结构。
3. complain用作及物动词时，可接that从句，但不能接动词不定式。
4. complain还有“申诉”“投诉”的意思，其后可接about, of或against.
5. complain可用于进行时，这时除表示“正在抱怨”外，多表示一种感情色彩或个人情绪。

词汇搭配

～+副词

　～ bitterly　痛苦地诉说
　～ constantly　经常地抱怨
　～ fearfully　可怕地抱怨
　～ honestly　诚实地抱怨
　～ incessantly　不停地抱怨
　～ loudly　大声地抱怨

～+介词

　～ about〔at, of〕　抱怨，诉苦
　～ of one's bad memory　抱怨记忆力不好
　～ to　向…抱怨

句型例句

用作不及物动词

▲ S+～(+A)

　He is always complaining.　他总是抱怨。
　You have no reason to complain.　你没有理由抱怨。
　Their hands blistered, but no one complained.　他们手起了泡，可是没有一个人有怨言。

用作及物动词

▲ S+～+that-clause

　George complained that he was hungry.　乔治说他饿了。
　She often complains that he is dishonest.　她常埋怨说他不诚实。
　She complained that the room is cold.　她抱怨屋子冷。
　He complained that he had been badly treated.　他抱怨说他们待他不好。
　She complained that the exam was too hard.　她抱怨考试太难了。
　He complained that he couldn't find a job anywhere.　他抱怨他哪里也找不到工作。

常用短语

♣ complain about　(v.+prep.)
　抱怨，投诉　express an unfavourable opinion about

▲ complain about sth/v-ing

　I wish to complain about the washing machine that I bought last month; it stopped working again.　我上个月买的那台洗衣机不能用了，我可要投诉它质量不佳了。
　He never complained about working overtime.　他从来不因加班而抱怨。

◇ 用于be ～ed结构

　The food was complained about to the nurse.　（人们）向护士投诉了伙食不好。
♣ complain against　(v.+prep.)
　（向…)申诉　say (sth) is wrong to (sb)

▲ complain against sb/sth

　I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.　我不得不申诉他的无礼。
　She have to complain against the slight injuries.　她不得不诉说这小伤害。
♣ complain of　(v.+prep.)
　抱怨，诉苦　say that (sth) is wrong; find fault
　〔说明〕 complain of极少用于被动结构。

▲ complain of sth/v-ing

　He complained of being underpaid.　他抱怨工资太低。
　She complained to me of his rudeness.　她向我抱怨了他的粗鲁。
　Go to the teacher and complain of needing more time to do the work.　去找老师诉诉苦，就说做作业的时间不够。
　He often complains of his memory.　他常抱怨自己的记性不好。
　I've got nothing to complain of really.　我真的没有什么可抱怨的。
　Mother is always complaining of not having enough time.　母亲总是抱怨没有足够的时间。
♣ complain to　(v.+prep.)
　向…抱怨　say that sth is wrong to sb

▲ complain to sb

　You'll have to complain to Head Office if the washing machine stops working again.　要是洗衣机再出毛病的话，你只好向总公司诉说了。
　Complain to the boy's mother, not to me.　找孩子他妈说去，别找我。

▲ complain to sb that-clause

　Mrs. Jones complained to the doctor that her back always hurts her.　琼斯太太向医生诉说她背部老是痛。
　She complained to me that he had been rude to her.　她向我诉说他曾对她有粗鲁的行为。

词语辨异

♣ complain, grumble, murmur
　这组词的共同意思是“抱怨”或“埋怨”。其区别是：
1. complain是向别人诉苦；murmur是背着别人自言自语地“抱怨”; grumble通常带有感情色彩和个人情绪，指一边发脾气，一边自己对自己叽叽咕咕。
2. complain还有“投诉”的意思。
3. grumble多用于指男性。

学习参考

　complain　表示病人诉说时，不可说complain about〔against, at〕，应说complain of. 例如：
　She is always complaining of her toothache to the doctor.　她老是跟大夫说她牙痛。

词组	complain
释义	complain ☞complainv. [kǝm′pleɪn]　(complains; complained; complaining) 双解释义　vt. & vi.抱怨；诉苦 say that sth is wrong; find fault 基本要点 1. complain的基本意思是“抱怨”“诉苦”。指心中对人或事物不满或身体感到不适或痛苦而对别人诉说或抱怨，有时也可表示说话者引起别人对此事的注意。 2. 用作不及物动词时，其后可接of或about引起的短语， of后常是诉苦的内容，可为名词或动名词，而about后则是对抱怨事物概括的陈述。当表示“向…抱怨…”时，要用complain to sb of〔about〕 sth结构。 3. complain用作及物动词时，可接that从句，但不能接动词不定式。 4. complain还有“申诉”“投诉”的意思，其后可接about, of或against. 5. complain可用于进行时，这时除表示“正在抱怨”外，多表示一种感情色彩或个人情绪。词汇搭配～+副词　～ bitterly　痛苦地诉说　～ constantly　经常地抱怨　～ fearfully　可怕地抱怨　～ honestly　诚实地抱怨　～ incessantly　不停地抱怨　～ loudly　大声地抱怨～+介词　～ about〔at, of〕　抱怨，诉苦　～ of one's bad memory　抱怨记忆力不好　～ to　向…抱怨句型例句用作不及物动词 ▲ S+～(+A) 　He is always complaining.　他总是抱怨。　You have no reason to complain.　你没有理由抱怨。　Their hands blistered, but no one complained.　他们手起了泡，可是没有一个人有怨言。用作及物动词 ▲ S+～+that-clause 　George complained that he was hungry.　乔治说他饿了。　She often complains that he is dishonest.　她常埋怨说他不诚实。　She complained that the room is cold.　她抱怨屋子冷。　He complained that he had been badly treated.　他抱怨说他们待他不好。　She complained that the exam was too hard.　她抱怨考试太难了。　He complained that he couldn't find a job anywhere.　他抱怨他哪里也找不到工作。常用短语 ♣ complain about　(v.+prep.) 　抱怨，投诉　express an unfavourable opinion about ▲ complain about sth/v-ing 　I wish to complain about the washing machine that I bought last month; it stopped working again.　我上个月买的那台洗衣机不能用了，我可要投诉它质量不佳了。　He never complained about working overtime.　他从来不因加班而抱怨。 ◇ 用于be ～ed结构　The food was complained about to the nurse.　（人们）向护士投诉了伙食不好。 ♣ complain against　(v.+prep.) 　（向…)申诉　say (sth) is wrong to (sb) ▲ complain against sb/sth 　I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.　我不得不申诉他的无礼。　She have to complain against the slight injuries.　她不得不诉说这小伤害。 ♣ complain of　(v.+prep.) 　抱怨，诉苦　say that (sth) is wrong; find fault 　〔说明〕 complain of极少用于被动结构。 ▲ complain of sth/v-ing 　He complained of being underpaid.　他抱怨工资太低。　She complained to me of his rudeness.　她向我抱怨了他的粗鲁。　Go to the teacher and complain of needing more time to do the work.　去找老师诉诉苦，就说做作业的时间不够。　He often complains of his memory.　他常抱怨自己的记性不好。　I've got nothing to complain of really.　我真的没有什么可抱怨的。　Mother is always complaining of not having enough time.　母亲总是抱怨没有足够的时间。 ♣ complain to　(v.+prep.) 　向…抱怨　say that sth is wrong to sb ▲ complain to sb 　You'll have to complain to Head Office if the washing machine stops working again.　要是洗衣机再出毛病的话，你只好向总公司诉说了。　Complain to the boy's mother, not to me.　找孩子他妈说去，别找我。 ▲ complain to sb that-clause 　Mrs. Jones complained to the doctor that her back always hurts her.　琼斯太太向医生诉说她背部老是痛。　She complained to me that he had been rude to her.　她向我诉说他曾对她有粗鲁的行为。词语辨异 ♣ complain, grumble, murmur 　这组词的共同意思是“抱怨”或“埋怨”。其区别是： 1. complain是向别人诉苦；murmur是背着别人自言自语地“抱怨”; grumble通常带有感情色彩和个人情绪，指一边发脾气，一边自己对自己叽叽咕咕。 2. complain还有“投诉”的意思。 3. grumble多用于指男性。学习参考　complain　表示病人诉说时，不可说complain about〔against, at〕，应说complain of. 例如：　She is always complaining of her toothache to the doctor.　她老是跟大夫说她牙痛。
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