【complain】 - SAT备考词汇

complain

UK:  [kəm'pleɪn]

US:  [kəm'pleɪn]

过去分词：complained  现在分词：complaining  第三人称单数：complains  

v.

1.(对某事)诉苦,抱怨,叫屈;发牢骚

2.抱怨,控制

3.抱怨;抗议

4.诉苦,叫苦不迭;发牢骚,满腹牢骚

5.批评,提意见;不满地说

6.向某人申诉,控诉

7.告,告状,控告,提出控诉

8.(病人)自诉有…病痛

9.〔诗〕呻吟,呜咽,哀号

10.多病

1 . I did not want to complain about anybody, because all this there has never been wrong, including their own.
我没有想抱怨谁，因为这一切本来就没有错，包括自己。

2 . So she went upstairs to answer it. Father and I could do nothing but wait and complain.
妈妈跑到楼上接电话，只剩下我和爸爸在门外不停地抱怨着。

3 . Critics have continued to complain about this use of federal money; on July 27th a judge dismissed another lawsuit on the subject.
批评人士继续抱怨联邦资金在这个领域的使用，7月27日一名法官驳回了又一起针对干细胞研究的诉讼。

4 . Make it a priority to notice every time you complain or unnecessarily criticize. This includes judging others.
每当你开始抱怨或进行无所谓的批评时，你就要小心了，这其中也包括对他人评头论足。

5 . He liked to complain about things: people at work, Harry, the council, Harry, the bank, and Harry were just a few of his favorite subjects.
他总喜欢怨天尤人，工作中遇到的人、哈利，开会、哈利，银行、哈利，这是他喜欢抱怨的少数几个话题。