complain

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. intransitive
    — Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
  2. To state the presence of something negative; to indicate that one is suffering from something; to report (e.g.) a symptom. intransitive
    — The patient complained of headache, nausea, and joint pain.
  3. To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge. intransitive
    — They've complained about me to the police again.
  4. To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
    — the complaining bed-springs

词形变化

complains present,singular,third-person complaining participle,present complained participle,past complained past

词汇关系

近义词
beef bellyache bemoan bitch bleat whimper carp chunter complain crab croak dump on frine girn give out grumble grotch grouse grouch grump gruntle gripe harp inveigh kvetch latrate make a stink murmur mutter moan nag nark nudzh pinch piss and moan rail rail out repine ride snivel whine whinge
上位词
communicate
下位词
yammer groan
衍生词
can't complain complainable complainant complainee complainer complainingly complainingness complain king complain queen complainy noncomplaining uncomplained uncomplaining you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope
相关词
complainer fastidious peevish utter

词源

From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”); see plain, plaint.
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