Complain
[kəm'pleɪn] or [kəm'plen]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; 'The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client'.
(verb.) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; 'My mother complains all day'; 'She has a lot to kick about'.
編輯:尼特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
(v. i.) To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
(v. t.) To lament; to bewail.
戴夫校對
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. Murmur, lament, bewail, grumble, croak, find fault.
埃尔默編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
[See GROWL]
校對:斯坦顿
解釋/意思:
v.i. to express grief pain censure: to murmur or express a sense of injury: to accuse: to make a mournful sound: to be ill—e.g. 'to complain of a sore throat.'—n. complaint.—ns. Complain′ant one who complains: (law) one who raises a suit a plaintiff; Complain′er a murmurer: complainant; Complain′ing the action of the verb complain: complaint.—adv. Complain′ingly.—n. Complaint′ a complaining: an expression of grief: a representation of pains or injuries: a finding fault: the thing complained of: a disease: an ailment.
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例句/造句/用法:
- As to all the rest, he was humble and contrite, and I never knew him complain. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Yet you told him to go, Mother, and didn't cry when he went, and never complain now, or seem as if you needed any help, said Jo, wondering. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Not that I complain, sir, of the eye of business being distrustful; quite the contrary. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- In the afternoon comes Thaka, possibly, to complain that old Mungo has stolen his new wife. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- What do you complain of? 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- She finds compensations, no doubt--I know she borrows money of Gus--but then I'd PAY her to keep him in a good humour, so I can't complain, after all. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Yet why complain more now than ever? 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Sophia appeared to dislike Lord Deerhurst of all things, and complained that he was unusually sparing of soap and water at his toilette. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- At the very time when he knew papa was lying ill by his wallflowers, looking at the blue sky, Laura complained. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- It is justly complained of that the Australian cooked meat is overcooked. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- He complained, quite gravely, of the noises and the smells of London. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Trust me, what you have complained of is at an end for ever. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I heard that you complained of thirst. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- There is an improvement in my uncle too, I think, though he never complained of old, and never exults now. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Mr. Casaubon, who had risen early complaining of palpitation, was in the library giving audience to his curate Mr. Tucker. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Her love made no answer; and after slightly bowing to the ladies, began complaining of the weather. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- There was no querulous complaining in the words, but they were not the less touching for that. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He had not been complaining of ill health, but no doubt died of heart disease. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- And on his complaining that he is so troubled, it takes hold of the troublesome lady and shuts her up in prison under hard discipline. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- It is not of particular, but of general evils, which I am now complaining. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I am afraid I have been very complaining, and very capricious. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- She gives a good account of her own health; but as she never complains, I dare not depend. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- As Neddy is yet a young man, I hope he may get over the disorder he complains of, and in time wear it out. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Not that James ever complains; but it is right to spare our horses when we can. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Celia complains a good deal. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Very well; but she complains of being unemployed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- In the preamble, it complains much of the insolence of servants, who endeavoured to raise their wages upon their masters. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- They say the Oracle complains, in this hot weather, lately, that the only beverage in the ship that is passable, is the butter. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
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