The tourist complained that the room was too dirty.

游客抱怨说房间太脏了。

She complained to me about his rudeness.

他向我抱怨他的卤莽。

He will complain to the police that I struck him.

这人要到警察局去控告我打他。

The patient is complaining of acute earache.

病人说耳部剧痛。

I'm going to complain to the manager about this.

我要就这件事向经理投诉。

She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.

她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。

The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.

被告申诉在调查期间受到了恐吓。

He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.

他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。

'u2018It's not fair, 'u2019 she complained.

“这不公平。”她抱怨道。

(informal)'u2018How are you? 'u2019 'u2018Oh, I can't complain (= I'm all right) . 'u2019

“你好吗？”“啊，没的抱怨的。”

She left early, complaining of a headache.

她说自己头疼，很早就离开了。

He complained of a headache.

他说头痛。

The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe...

这对美国夫妇抱怨到欧洲旅行的花销太高。

Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...

矿工们愤愤不平地抱怨说政府没有履行诺言。

He didn't half complain!

他很不满意!

You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.

你不但不谢他,还埋怨他,真不知好歹.

We have nothing to complain of.

我们没有什么可发牢骚的.

She has to complain against the slight injuries.

她不得不诉说这轻微的伤害.

He started to complain about this wicked world.

他开始对这个邪恶的世界发牢骚了.

I have to complain against him because of his rudeness.

我不得不申诉他的无礼.

They said that her husband used to knock her around but they had never heard her complain.

他们说她丈夫曾对她拳打脚踢,但从没听她诉过苦.

Don't complain of being hard up before me!

不要在我面前哭穷!

They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.

他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉.

She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.

她给当地的报纸写了一封措辞激烈的信,抱怨新修的马路.

complain to the boy's mother, not to me.

找孩子的母亲说去, 别找我.

I'm going to complain to the manager about this.

我要就这件事向经理投诉。

Then they had the gall to complain!

而且他们居然还有脸抱怨！

I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't.

我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。

Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid .

护士抱怨工作劳累过度而报酬过低。

He came to complain about the volume of the music.

他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。

Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.

居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. He is always complaining.
   他总是抱怨。
2. You have no reason to complain.
   你没有理由抱怨。
3. 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

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

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。

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
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。

～+副词

• complain%20bitterly">complain bitterly痛苦地诉说
• complain%20constantly">complain constantly经常地抱怨
• complain%20fearfully">complain fearfully可怕地抱怨
• complain%20honestly">complain honestly诚实地抱怨
• complain%20incessantly">complain incessantly不停地抱怨
• complain%20loudly">complain loudly大声地抱怨

～+介词

• complain%20about%E3%80%94at%2C%20of%E3%80%95">complain about〔at, of〕抱怨,诉苦
• complain%20of%20one%27s%20bad%20memory">complain of one's bad memory抱怨记忆力不好
• complain%20to">complain to向…抱怨

v.(动词)

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。

v.(动词)

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。

complain，grumble，murmur

这些动词均含“抱怨、埋怨”之意。

complain侧重因对处境不满、待遇不公或自己有痛苦等而向别人诉说、埋怨。

grumble指因对处境、待遇不满或其他个人因素而愤愤不平地向他人诉苦或自言自语。

murmur多指因不满某人或某事而背着人自言自语地发怨言。

• ☆ 1370年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的complaindre，意为为……哀悼；最初源自古典拉丁语的complangere：com (更强地） + plangere (打，拍打胸脯），意为猛烈地拍打胸脯。