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complain about sth
表示对某事不满，后接名词或动名词。
She always complains about the weather.
她总是抱怨天气。
抱怨；发牢骚；诉苦
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抱怨；发牢骚；诉苦
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
She always complains about the weather.
她总是抱怨天气。
To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
To state the presence of something negative; to indicate that one is suffering from something; to report (e.g.) a symptom.
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
complain
Base
原形
complains
3rd person
第三人称单数
complaining
-ing
现在分词
complained
Past
过去式
complained
Past participle
过去分词
They complain about the weather.
他们抱怨天气。
She is complaining about the noise.
她正在抱怨噪音。
He complained to the manager.
他向经理抱怨了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。常接about/of或that从句。
She complains about the weather every day.
她每天抱怨天气。
He complained to the manager about the noise.
他向经理投诉噪音问题。
Stop complaining and do something useful!
别抱怨了，做点有用的事！
表示对某事不满，后接名词或动名词。
She always complains about the weather.
她总是抱怨天气。
接that从句，说明抱怨的具体内容。
He complained that the service was slow.
他抱怨服务很慢。
同时指明抱怨的对象和内容。
I complained to the manager about the noise.
我向经理抱怨噪音问题。
Not this
I have a complain about the food.
Use this
I have a complaint about the food.
Complain 是动词，不能直接作宾语。名词形式为 complaint。
Not this
She complained for the noise.
Use this
She complained about the noise.
表达“抱怨某事”时，动词 complain 后应接介词 about，而非 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
抱怨（某事）
Customers often complain about the long wait.
顾客经常抱怨等待时间太长。
向（某人）抱怨
She complained to the manager about the poor service.
她向经理抱怨服务差。
诉说（疼痛/症状）
The patient complained of chest pain.
病人诉说胸痛。
苦涩地抱怨
He complained bitterly about the unfair treatment.
他苦涩地抱怨受到了不公平的对待。
大声抱怨
The neighbors complained loudly about the noise.
邻居们大声抱怨噪音。
没什么好抱怨的；还算满意
How are you? – Can't complain.
你怎么样？——没什么好抱怨的。
悲观者抱怨风向；乐观者期待风向改变；现实者调整风帆。
This quote contrasts three attitudes toward challenges: complaining, hoping for change, and taking action.
这句话对比了面对挑战的三种态度：抱怨、期待改变和采取行动。
Use complain naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：com（一起）+ plain（抱怨）→ 大家一起抱怨。
通常用于日常抱怨或不满，多用于非正式场合；在正式法律语境中意为'控诉'，此时需明确上下文。
All listed words share the perfect rhyme /eɪn/ with 'complain'. Be careful: words like 'certain' (/-tən/) or 'mountain' (/-tɪn/) look similar but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.