資料來源 : pyDict

抱怨,埋怨,控拆,不滿

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere;
   com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or
   head as a sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.]
   1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,
      regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --
      commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a
      timber or wheel.

            O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.

   2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.

            Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the
            king?                                 --Shak.

   Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
        regret; murmur.

Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t.
   To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]

         They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel.

         By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her
         wrongs to us.                            --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

complain
     v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
          "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick
          about" [syn: {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch}, {kvetch}]
          [ant: {cheer}]
     2: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The
        plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had
        physically abused his client"