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complaint

美音:[kəmp´leınt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[kəmp´leınt ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.诉苦,抱怨,牢骚,委屈,疾病

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plain,plaint=to beat the breast(锤胸)

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complaint


/kəm'pleɪnt; kəm`plent/
n
1 [U] complaining抱怨; 埋怨; 不满
*The road-works caused much complaint among local residents. 修路引起周围居民很多怨言.
* You have no cause/grounds for complaint. 你没有理由抱怨.
2 [C] ~ (about/of sth); ~ (that...)
(a) reason for dissatisfaction 不满的原因
*I have a number of complaints about the hotel room you've given me. 我对你给我的旅馆房间有几点不满意见.
(b) statement of dissatisfaction 申诉; 投诉; 诉苦; 控诉; 控告
*She lodged a complaint about the noise. 她就噪音问题提出投诉.
* submit a formal complaint 提出正式控告
* We've received a lot of complaints of bad workmanship. 很多人向我们投诉产品工艺低劣.
* Management ignored our complaints that washing facilities were inadequate. 我们投诉卫生设备不足, 管理部门不予理睬.
* [attrib 作定语] follow the complaints procedure 按照投诉程序.
3 [C] (sometimes euph 有时作委婉语) illness; disease 疾病; 病
*a heart complaint 心脏病
* childhood complaints, ie illnesses common among children 小儿常见病.

complaint


n
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: complainte, from complaindre; COMPLAIN]
[U and C]
a statement in which someone complains about something
 The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner.
 A common complaint among air passengers is that not enough leg room is provided.
formal/official complaint
complaint about
 Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
complaint of
 complaints of police brutality
complaint from/to
 complaints from local residents
 a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority
complaint against
 All complaints against police officers are carefully investigated.
complaint that
 We are concerned by complaints that children are being bullied.
 If you wish to make a complaint , you should see the manager (=complain formally to someone) .
have/receive a complaint
 The BBC received a stream of complaints about the programme.
 Complaints are dealt with by the customer services department.
 The Council received over 10,000 letters of complaint .
file/lodge/submit a complaint
(=complain officially to someone)
 She went to the city council and lodged a complaint.
reason/cause/grounds for complaint
 Anyone dismissed because of their race has legitimate grounds for complaint.
 a complaints procedure (=a system for dealing with complaints)
[C]
something that you complain about
 Our main complaint was the poor standard of service.
 My only complaint is that the price is rather high.
[C]formal
an illness that affects a particular part of your body
 He is having treatment for a chest complaint .
1. C.You think about canceling your insurance and writing a letter of complaint to the Better Business Bureau (局).
    c.你考虑取消你的保险,并写一封投诉信到"服务质量局"。

2. The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint.
    司法特员采取的行动因意见的性质不同而有所不同。

3. There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner´s complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation.
    材料中没有任何文字记载证明外国人所说的情况符合事实,警察局长矢口否认这一指控。

4. The President had made no complaint, and none of us had detected any sign of discomfort.
    总统没有作出任何身体不适的抱怨,我们也没人察觉到他有任何不适的迹象。

5. After a few days, the general complaint is about the food.
    几天以后,普遍的抱怨就是食物了。

6. And at how he did it — without bitterness or complaint.
    而当时他却显得毫无痛苦和怨言。

7. But when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village,
    但是,当他又收到住在同一村庄的另一个外国人写的一封内容类似的投诉信时,

8. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
    我决定一到站就发泄我的牢骚。

9. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
    我决定到目的地就给铁路部门提意见。

10. If a citizen´s complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf.
    如果公民的意见正确,司法特派员便为他伸张正义。

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