complaint
n
1 [U] complaining抱怨; 埋怨; 不滿
The road-works caused much complaint among local residents. 修路引起周圍居民很多怨言.
You have no cause/grounds for complaint. 你沒有理由抱怨.
2 [C] ~ (about/of sth); ~ (that...)
(a) reason for dissatisfaction 不滿的原因
I have a number of complaints about the hotel room you've given me. 我對你給我的旅館房間有幾點不滿意見.
(b) statement of dissatisfaction 申訴; 投訴; 訴苦; 控訴; 控告
She lodged a complaint about the noise. 她就噪音問題提出投訴.
submit a formal complaint 提出正式控告
We've received a lot of complaints of bad workmanship. 很多人向我們投訴產品工藝低劣.
Management ignored our complaints that washing facilities were inadequate. 我們投訴衛生設備不足, 管理部門不予理睬.
[attrib 作定語]
follow the complaints procedure 按照投訴程序.
3 [C] (sometimes euph 有時作委婉語) illness; disease 疾病; 病
a heart complaint 心臟病
childhood complaints, ie illnesses common among children 小兒常見病.
?? 考研助記
complain(v.抱怨)-complaint(n.抱怨)
?? 擴展釋義
*[k?m'pleint]n. 訴苦, 抱怨, 控訴【醫】 陳訴; 病【經】 意見, 叫屈, 控告相關詞組: make a complaint against