vi. 抱怨,訴苦;申訴,控訴,抗議;
vt. 訴說,申訴,控告[后面常跟從句];
?? com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨,訴苦;控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就這件事向經(jīng)理投訴。
近義:lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反義:rejoice
vt.& vi. 講解,解釋;
vt. 說明…的原因,辯解;
vi. 說明,解釋,辯解;
?? ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 說清楚的 → 解釋
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工廠經(jīng)理用一幅作業(yè)圖來說明生產(chǎn)過程.
近義:justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve
反義:implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag