file a plaint (against sb/sth)
常用于法律语境，表示向法院提交起诉状。
The company filed a plaint against the supplier for breach of contract.
该公司因供应商违约而提交了起诉书。
抱怨；诉苦
诉状；起诉状；悲泣；哀号；(英国)向法院提交的书面投诉声明,要求解决不满；悲伤和痛苦的哭声
旧式或文学用语
抱怨；诉苦。
A complaint.
(英国)向法院提交的书面投诉声明,要求解决不满
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
悲伤和痛苦的哭声
a cry of sorrow and grief
The lawyer filed a plaint with the court on behalf of her client.
律师代表她的当事人向法院提交了一份起诉书。
用法提示：名词，表示向法院提交的书面起诉状
He spent the entire weekend drafting the plaint for the breach of contract case.
他花了整个周末起草合同违约案的起诉书。
用法提示：名词，指起草法律起诉文书
The court rejected the plaint because it lacked sufficient evidence.
法院因缺乏足够证据驳回了起诉书。
用法提示：名词，指正式的书面控告
常用于法律语境，表示向法院提交起诉状。
The company filed a plaint against the supplier for breach of contract.
该公司因供应商违约而提交了起诉书。
较宽泛的抱怨或诉苦，不限于法律场合。
She made a plaint about the noise to the landlord.
她向房东抱怨噪音问题。
后接of短语说明抱怨或诉苦的内容。
His plaint of unfair treatment was ignored.
他关于不公正待遇的诉苦被忽视了。
grammar · medium
易错句子She filed a plaint with the manager about the poor service.
正确表达She filed a complaint with the manager about the poor service.
错误地将'plaint'用作日常投诉的通用词。'plaint'是法律术语，特指向法院提交的书面诉状；日常问题应使用'complaint'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plaint was unhappy with the court's decision.
正确表达The plaintiff was unhappy with the court's decision.
混淆了'plaint'（起诉书）和'plaintiff'（原告）。'plaint'指文件本身，而表示提起诉讼的人用'plaintiff'。
plaint 指法律上的起诉书或控告状，而 plaintiff 指提起诉讼的人（原告）
plaint 特指向法院提交的正式书面诉状，而 complaint 泛指任何不满的表达，不限于法律语境
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