to complain
01
抱怨, 发牢骚
to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something
Intransitive: to complain | to complain about sth
例子
Emily likes to complain about the long commute to work every morning.
Emily喜欢每天早上对长时间的通勤抱怨。
The customers decided to complain about the poor service they received at the restaurant.
顾客决定对他们在这家餐厅受到的糟糕服务投诉。
02
投诉, 控告
to formally accuse or charge someone of wrongdoing
Intransitive: to complain to sb
例子
After experiencing repeated harassment in the workplace, Sarah decided to complain to HR about her hostile work environment.
在职场中经历反复骚扰后，莎拉决定向人力资源部门投诉她的敌对工作环境。
The tenants decided to complain to the landlord about the lack of maintenance in the building.
租户决定向房东投诉大楼缺乏维护的问题。
词汇树
complainer
complaining
complain
