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complaint (n.)
常用句型
S+file/lodge/submit+a complaint
例句
They lodged a formal complaint to the hospital about their ambulance service.
他們對醫院的救護車服務提出正式的抗議。
There have been numerous complaints against local government service.
已有很多人對地方政府的服務表示不滿意。
常用搭配詞
adj.+complaint
official, formal, few, main, often-repeated, British, general, quiet, endless, vitriolic, many, further, total, pained, individual, similar, well-known, specific, original, constant, querulous, self-righteous, genuine, common, intra-marital, populist, numerous, principal, frequent, bitter, usual, widespread, overall, major, innumerable, occasional, outstanding, several.
v.+complaint
receive, follow, investigate, have, make, get, hear, resolve, handle, lodge, answer, oversee, press, bring, produce, face, consider, determine, register, avoid, uphold, side.
complain (vi.)
常用句型
S+complain+that 子句
S+complain about/of something
S+complain to+somebody
例句
She got up at 11 a.m., still complaining of feeling tired.
她上午11點才起床，還在喊累。
The customer complained to the manager about the bad attitude of the clerk.
這顧客向經理抱怨店員的態度不佳。
常用搭配詞
complain about the + n. (of)
lack, way, noise, state, cost, quality, price, government, size, service, time, loss, security, waiting, difficulty, weather, heat.
complain+adv.
bitterly, loudly, mightily, vociferously, mildly, afterwards, repeatedly, publicly, effectively.
mutter (vi.)
常用句型
S + mutter about something
例句
The sick boy muttered about not being able to play outside with his friends.
這生病的男孩低聲抱怨不能和他的朋友到外面玩。
常用搭配詞
mutter about + N.
the unemployment, ingratitude, the ugly face, a neighborhood crime, storm for days, having to consult with his brother, his days in Paris.
mutter + adv.
darkly, thickly, hoarsely, ungraciously, quietly, angrily, fiercely, irritably, incoherently, softly, harshly, huskily, savagely, anxiously, grimly, gloomily, loudly, gruffly, aloud, abstractedly, rebelliously, acidly, silently, hopefully, crossly, impatiently, bitterly, defiantly, sourly.
moan (vi.)
常用句型
S + moan about something
S + moan that + 子句
S + moan at somebody（英式英文，表示嘮叨）
例句
Julia moaned about her boyfriend not taking her out enough.
Julia哀嘆她的男友很少帶她出去。
His wife is always moaning at him.
他的妻子老愛對他發牢騷。
My husband moaned that I spent too much money.
我先生抱怨我花太多錢了。
常用搭配詞
moan + adv.
softly, quietly, away, loudly, aloud, gently, hoarsely, helplessly.
moan about + N
the state of, declining standard, how fat she is, being in the group, the unemployment figures, the present, being picked up, the lack of.
moan at + n. each other, me, you, their team.
grumble (vi. / vt.)
常用句型
S + grumble about/at something or somebody
S + grumble that + 子句
例句
She grumbled about the hot weather all the way.
她一路上都在抱怨天氣熱。
常用搭配詞
grumble about the + n.
disruption, weight, decision, unavailability, hardship, treatment.
grumble at + (det.) n.
me, grandmother, stiffness, her, nature, change.
grumble + adv.
loudly, incessantly, aloud, quietly, privately.
whine (vi. / vt.)
常用句型
S + whine about something
例句
The old man whined about his back pain.
這老先生因為背痛哀鳴。
常用搭配詞
whine about + (det.) n.
condition, cost, encroachment, memory, health.
whine + adv.
away, somewhere, softly, viciously, faintly, angrily.
bemoan (vt.)
常用句型
S + bemoan the 名詞 of something
S + bemoan the fact that + 子句
例句
The villager bemoaned the lack of medical resources.
村民悲嘆醫療資源的不足。
She bemoaned the fact that she had not been born one hundred years earlier.
她哀嘆自己不是在一百年前出生。
常用搭配詞
bemoan the n. (of)
fact, lack, absence, loss.
綜合整理
本文節錄自《英語辭彙不NG──StringNet教你使用英文同義字》，原作者李路得
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