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make a complaint about sth
She made a complaint about the noise.
她抱怨了噪音问题。
抱怨；投诉；不满
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抱怨；投诉；不满
an expression or act of complaining; a grievance or dissatisfaction
She made a complaint about the noise.
她抱怨了噪音问题。
抱怨的行为。
The act of complaining.
一种常见的身体疾病或病症；抱怨的原因
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
不满、问题、困难或担忧。
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
(以前)痛苦、愤怒或悲伤的响亮呼喊(或重复的呼喊)
(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
I have a complaint about the slow internet service.
我对缓慢的互联网服务有抱怨。
She filed a formal complaint with the customer service department.
她向客服部门提交了正式投诉。
His only complaint was that the room was too cold.
他唯一的抱怨是房间太冷了。
She made a complaint about the noise.
她抱怨了噪音问题。
Do you have any complaints about the service?
你对服务有什么不满吗？
正式用法，常指书面或官方投诉。
He lodged a complaint with the manager against the staff.
他向经理投诉了那名员工。
Not this
I complaint about the service.
Use this
I complain about the service.
错误：将名词 complaint 误用作动词。正确的动词形式是 complain。
Not this
I have complaint to make.
Use this
I have a complaint to make.
错误：漏掉冠词。complaint 是可数名词，单数形式前需加冠词 a。
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提出投诉
She decided to make a complaint about the noise.
她决定就噪音问题提出投诉。
提交投诉
He filed a complaint with the consumer protection agency.
他向消费者保护机构提交了投诉。
正式投诉
The employee lodged a complaint against his manager.
这名员工对他的经理提出了正式投诉。
关于……的投诉
There have been several complaints about the service.
关于服务有几起投诉。
主诉；抱怨
The patient's main complaint is chest pain.
病人的主诉是胸痛。
提出投诉
She decided to lodge a complaint with the manager.
她决定向经理投诉。
没有怨言
I have no complaints about the service.
我对服务没有怨言。
提交投诉
He filed a complaint with the police.
他向警方提交了投诉。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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记忆：将complaint拆为com（共同）+ plaint（悲叹），共同悲叹即抱怨。
register: neutral, typical settings: daily conversation, customer service, written complaints; note_zh: 抱怨义可正式可随意，通常用于表达不满，书面或口头均可。
常与介词 about/of/against 连用
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