complained

英 [kəmˈpleɪnd]

美 [kəmˈpleɪnd]

v.  抱怨; 埋怨; 发牢骚
complain的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抱怨;发牢骚
  If youcomplain abouta situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. For my own part, I have nothing to complain of...
     我这方面没有什么好抱怨的。
  4. They are liable to face more mistreatment if they complain to the police...
     如果他们向警方投诉，可能会受到更多虐待。
  5. People should complain when they consider an advert offensive...
     民众如果认为某个广告具有冒犯性就应该投诉。
  6. 'I do everything you ask of me,' he complained.
     “你要我做的事我都做了。”他抱怨道。
• VERB 诉说有…病痛;主诉
  If youcomplain ofpain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.
  1. He complained of a headache.
     他说头痛。

双语例句

• He complained of being muzzled by the chairman
  他抱怨主席不让他发言。
• 'There's no buzz, there's no oomph about the place,' he complained.
  “这地方没有人气，没有活力。”他抱怨道。
• Mr Charles complained, to no effect.
  查尔斯先生投诉无果。
• He complained about BBC announcers eliding their words.
  他抱怨说英国广播公司播音员省略了他们的话。
• She complained that intimate aspects of her personal life had been made public property.
  她抱怨说自己私生活中的隐私都成了家喻户晓的事。
• He has complained to the police about rowdy neighbours
  他向警方投诉邻居们太吵闹。
• Harrison complained that his colleagues ganged up on him
  哈里森抱怨说他的同事联手对付他。
• The American Embassy has already complained
  美国大使馆已经提出了抗议。
• Detainees complained of being given food which is inedible.
  被拘留者抱怨提供的食物不堪下咽。
• I complained about his disgraceful behaviour
  我抱怨说他的行为丢人现眼。