complain ♦︎ protest ♦︎ object ♦︎ grumble ♦︎ moan ♦︎ whine ♦︎ carpThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth.這些詞均表示抱怨、發牢騷、抗議。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan / whine / carp about sth◆to grumble / moan / carp on about sth◆to complain / protest / grumble / moan at sth◆to grumble / moan / whine at sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine to sb◆to complain / protest / object / grumble / moan / whine that...◆to complain / protest / grumble loudly■complain [intransitive, transitive] to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb/sth抱怨;埋怨;發牢騷◆She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.她從不抱怨,但顯然已疲憊不堪。◆I'm going to complain to the manager about this.我要向經理投訴這件事。◆'It's not fair,' she complained.“這不公平。”她抱怨道。◆ (ratherformal) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.被告申訴在調查時受到恐嚇。■protest [intransitive, transitive] to say or do sth to show that you disagree with or disapprove of sth, especially publicly; to give sth as a reason for protesting(尤指公開)反對;抗議;提出⋯作爲反對的理由◆Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.學生走上街頭,抗議這項決定。◆It's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.抗議沒有用,我決不改變主意。◆She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.她抗議自己得不到公正的審判。ⓘ In American English protest can also take a noun as object.在美式英語中,protest也可以接名詞作賓語◆ (NAmE) They fully intend to protest the decision.他們決意反對這項決定。 see also protest ⇨ opposition, protest ⇨ demonstration, protester ⇨ protester■object [intransitive, transitive] to say that you disagree with or disapprove of sth; to give sth as a reason for objecting反對;提出⋯作爲反對的理由;抗辯說◆If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week.如果沒有人反對,我們就把會議推遲到下周。◆I really object to being charged for parking.我非常反對收停車費。◆He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.他抗辯說警察沒有充分的證據就逮捕了他。 see also objection ⇨ opposition■grumble [intransitive, transitive] (ratherinformal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in a bad-tempered way咕哝;嘟囔;發牢騷◆She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work.她總是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受虧待。■moan [intransitive, transitive] (ratherinformal, disapproving) to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way(令人厭煩地)抱怨,發牢騷◆They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.他們總是牢騷滿腹,抱怨有很多事要做。◆ (BrE) What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什麽呢? see also moan ⇨ whisper■whine waɪn [intransitive, transitive] (ratherinformal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice哀訴;哭訴;哭嚷◆Stop whining!别哭哭啼啼的!◆'I want to go home,' whined Toby.“我要回家。”托比哭嚷道。ⓘ Whine is often used to talk about the way that young children complain. * whine常指小孩子抱怨的方式。■carp [intransitive] (ratherinformal, disapproving) to repeatedly complain about sth in a way that criticizes other people and is annoying一再抱怨;不停地指責;唠叨◆I've had enough of him constantly carping and criticizing.我受夠了他不斷的抱怨和指責。◆Lord, how you carp on, Lucy!天啊,露西你怎麽這麽唠叨!ⓘ Carp is often followed by on, which emphasizes the repeated nature of this sort of complaining. * carp後常跟on,以強調喋喋不休。
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