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
adv. 有時,間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adv. 仍,仍然;更,還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常,不斷地;
adj. 不動的,靜止的;不狂暴的,溫柔的;沒有活力的,死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜,寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平靜下來,安靜;〈古〉燒(酒),蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset