剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - complaint collapse

complaint
/kəm'pleɪnt/
noun
REPORT OF A PROBLEM 投诉
E [C or U]
* when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory
抱怨，牢骚；投诉；不满

1. We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language.
我们收到了一位听众有关用语粗俗的投诉。

2. I've made a complaint (= formally complained) to the police about the noise.
我向警方投诉了噪音问题。

3. [+ that] We've had complaints that you've been playing your radio too loud.
我们接到投诉说你们的收音机音量开得太大。

4. Do you have any grounds for complaint (= reason to formally complain) ?
你有投诉的理由吗？

Common mistake : complaint or complain?
Warning: do not confuse the noun complaint with the verb complain :
I want to complaint about the service in your restaurant.
I want to complain about the service in your restaurant.

/kəm'pleɪnt/
noun
ILLNESS 疾病
[C]
* an illness
病，疾病

1. a heart/stomach complaint
心脏／胃病

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - complaint collapse

complaint ★★★☆☆
1.N-VAR 可变名词投诉;意见;抱怨 A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.

【搭配模式】：oft N about n

  • There's been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain's railways...

    有关英国铁路服务水平的投诉空前的多。

  • People have been reluctant to make formal complaints to the police...

    人们不愿向警方作出正式投诉。

  • If you feel you have any cause for complaint about the service you should write to the Hospital Administrator.

    如果你觉得对服务有任何不满，应该写信给医院院长。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词投诉的原因;不满的原因 A complaint is a reason for complaining.

  • If you have a complaint about shoes bought from a shop covered by the Footwear Code, there are several ways of putting the matter right...

    如果对在Footwear Code旗下零售店里买的鞋有不满意的地方，有几种解决问题的方式。

  • I've got no complaints about them...

    对他们我没什么意见。

  • My main complaint is that we can't go out on the racecourse anymore.

    我投诉的主要问题是我们没法再去外面的赛道了。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词(尤指不严重的)疾病 You can refer to an illness as a complaint, especially if it is not very serious.

  • Eczema is a common skin complaint which often runs in families.

    湿疹是一种常见的皮肤病，通常具遗传性。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - complaint collapse

☞ complaint
com·plaint / kEm5pleint / noun1. [C] ~ (about / against sb / sth) | ~ (that...) a reason for not being satisfied; a statement that sb makes saying that they are not satisfied
   不满的原因；抱怨；埋怨；投诉；控告:
   The most common complaint is about poor service.
   最常见的投诉与服务差有关。
   We received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities.
   我们收到了来自顾客的许多投诉,抱怨缺乏停车设施。
   I believe you have a complaint against six of our nurses.
   我认为你对我们的一位护士有怨言。
   I'd like to make a complaint about the noise.
   我要就噪音问题提出投诉。
   a formal complaint
   正式控告
   a complaint that he had been unfairly treated
   抱怨说他受到了不公正待遇
  (formal) to file / lodge (= make) a complaint
   提出控告
2. [U] the act of complaining
   抱怨；埋怨；不满:
   I can see no grounds for complaint.
   我看没理由抱怨。
   a letter of complaint
   投诉信
3. [C] an illness, especially six that is not serious, and often six that affects a particular part of the body
   (尤指不严重、常影响身体某部位的)疾病:
   a skin complaint
   皮肤病

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - complaint collapse

complaint noun

1. act of complaining

• ADJECTIVE serious | common, familiar, frequent | minor, small | only My only ~ is that the website is a little difficult to use. | biggest, chief, main, major, primary One of the chief ~s is the cost. | formal, official | legitimate, valid | consumer, customer | citizen (AmE) civil, criminal (AmE) discrimination, harassment | ethics (AmE)

• VERB + COMPLAINT have I have a ~ about the food. | bring, file, lodge, make, raise, register, voice He brought a ~ against his former manager. | They filed a ~ with the Commission. | get, have, receive We have had some serious ~s from parents. | address, deal with, handle, hear, investigate, respond to The tribunal heard ~s against the director. | resolve | ignore | dismiss, reject

• COMPLAINT + VERB arise ~s arising from late payment | concern sth, relate to sth | allege sth

• COMPLAINT + NOUN ~ procedure (AmE), ~s procedure (BrE), ~ system (AmE) letter (esp. AmE) (usually letter of complaint in and AmE) | form

• PREPOSITION ~ about a ~ about working conditions | ~ against a ~ against the police | ~ from a ~ from a customer | ~ of a ~ of unfair dismissal | ~ to to make a ~ to the authorities

• PHRASES cause for ~, grounds for ~ The way I was treated gave me no cause for ~. | a chorus of ~ | a letter of ~ | a matter of ~ (BrE, law)

2. illness

• ADJECTIVE minor | chronic | common Not being able to sleep at night is a very common ~. | back, chest, etc. | physical | medical

• VERB + COMPLAINT have, suffer from He has a minor skin ~.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - complaint collapse

complaint noun
⇨ complaint (make a complaint) ⇨ disease (a skin complaint) complaint

noun

complaint ♦︎ grievance ♦︎ gripeThese are all words for sth which you are not happy or satisfied about and that you complain or protest about. 这些词均表示抱怨、牢骚、抗议。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a complaint / grievance / gripe about sb / sth◆a complaint / grievance over sth◆a complaint / grievance against sb / sth◆a complaint / gripe from sb◆to have a complaint / grievance / gripe◆to register / voice / deal with / handle / investigate / hear / resolve a complaint / grievance■ complaint [countable, uncountable] a reason why sb is not satisfied; a statement that sb makes saying that they are not satisfied; the act of complaining 不满的原因；抱怨；投诉◆I'd like to make a complaint about the noise.我想投诉噪音问题。◆ (formal) The couple have lodged an official complaint against the hospital.那对夫妇已经对那家医院提出正式控告。◆I can see no grounds for complaint.我找不到抱怨的理由。◆I'm planning to write a formal letter of complaint.我正打算写一封正式的投诉信。■ grievance ˈgriːvəns [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about; a sense of being unfairly treated 不平的事；委屈；愤愤不平◆Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them).家长应邀诉说苦衷。◆He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.他有几个月一直对老板心怀不满。◆Does the company have a formal grievance procedure?公司有正式的投诉程序吗？◆The offer did nothing to take away her sense of grievance.这个提议根本不能消除她的不满。  see also aggrieved ⇨ unhappy 2 NOTE 辨析 Complaint or grievance? Complaint is a general word and can refer to serious or minor problems, practical problems or personal unhappiness about sth. A complaint can be informal, and made to a friend, a colleague, etc. or it can be filed or lodged more formally, often in writing, to a company or organization. A grievance is a strong feeling that sth is unfair or that you have been treated unfairly. It is often a feeling which has developed over a period of time. We often say that a person harbours or nurses a grievance: they develop strong negative feelings about sth over a period of time. * complaint含义很广，可指严重或轻微的问题，客观存在的问题或个人对某事物的不满。make a complaint指非正式地向朋友、同事等抱怨，file/lodge a complaint指更为正式地、常以书面形式向公司或机构投诉。grievance指对不公平的事或不公正待遇的强烈不满，而这种不满通常已累积了一段时间。常用harbour/nurse a grievance，指某人对某事物强烈的不满情绪已经酝酿一段时间。■ gripe [countable] (informal) something that you complain about because you are not satisfied, especially sth small or not very important （尤指针对小事的）抱怨，牢骚◆My only gripe about the hotel was the food.我对这家旅馆唯一不满的是所提供的食物。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - complaint collapse

complaint

noun
1 they lodged a complaint with the European Commission
PROTEST , protestation, objection, remonstrance, statement of dissatisfaction, grievance, charge, accusation, criticism; cavil, quibble, grumble, moan, whine; informal beef, gripe, grouse, grouch, whinge; Brit. law plaint. querulous.

2 there appears to be little cause for complaint
PROTESTING , protestation, objection, exception, grievance, grumbling, carping, whining, moaning, muttering, murmuring; criticism, fault-finding, condemnation, disapproval, dissatisfaction, fulmination, outcry, fuss; informal beefing, bitching, whingeing, griping, grousing, grouching, bellyaching, nit-picking; N. English informal mithering.

3 the patient has a kidney complaint
DISORDER , disease, infection, affliction, illness, ailment, sickness, malady, malaise, infirmity, indisposition, weakness, condition, problem, upset; trouble; informal bug, virus; Brit. informal lurgy; Austral. informal wog.

词源记忆 - complaint collapse

complaint 抱怨，疾病
来自complain, 抱怨，被疾病侵袭。