不及物動詞：抱怨、不滿、投訴、申訴
常見搭配詞：
- complain about something
抱怨… - complain of something
申訴、訴說(身體不舒服等) - complain to
向…投訴 - complain bitterly
表達對…強烈的不滿 - be constantly complaining
一直抱怨 - have the right to complain
有權投訴 - have (good) reason / cause to complain
有(充分的)理由抱怨 - have little / no reason to complain
沒有理由抱怨 - be in a position to complain
有理由抱怨
例句：
- “You never invite me to your party,” Mary complained.
瑪麗抱怨地說：『你從不邀請我參加你的派對。』 - She always complains about her boss, but never does anything to change the situation.
她總是抱怨她的老闆，但從不做任何事情來改變這種情況 - Many people complain of headaches and difficulty sleeping.
許多人抱怨頭痛和睡眠困難 - He complained of feeling sick all day and asked if he could go home early.
他整天抱怨身體不舒服，問能不能早點回家 - One of the things people complain of most is the state of the sidewalks.
人們抱怨最多的事情之一是人行道的狀況 - Complain to the little girl’s father, not to me.
跟小女孩的父親抱怨(投訴)，不要跟我抱怨 - If you have a problem with the product, you should complain to the company’s customer service department.
如果您的產品有問題，您應該向公司的客服部投訴 - The customers complained bitterly about the long waiting time for their food.
顧客抱怨等待食物的時間太長 - He was constantly complaining about the noise in the office, making it difficult for him to concentrate.
他一直抱怨辦公室裡的噪音讓他難以集中注意力 - Everyone has the right to complain if they are not satisfied with the service they are getting.
如果對所獲得的服務不滿意，每個人都有權投訴
同義詞：
- grumble 抱怨、嘟囔、發牢騷 vi.
- whine 發出哀鳴、哼哼唧唧 vi. 高音調或帶鼻音的聲音，表示煩惱或惱怒 – 微不足道的或重複的抱怨
- vent 發洩 vi. vt. 表達一個人對某種情況或人的沮喪或感受，通常是為了緩解緊張情緒，並沒有期待回應
- make a complaint 抱怨 – 正式提出抱怨
及物動詞：抱怨
常見搭配詞：
- complain that SV
抱怨…
例句：
- She complained that her father had been too busy.
她抱怨她父親太忙了 - Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.
教師們抱怨說，他們花在行政管理上的時間比花在教學上的時間還多
同義詞：
- vent 發泄、表達(負面的情緒) vi. vt. 表達一個人對某種情況或人的沮喪或感受，通常是為了緩解緊張情緒，並沒有期待回應
習語：
I can’t complain.(口語)
用來表示雖然有些小問題，但很滿意目前的情況
衍生字：
- complainant 原告、起訴人 n.
- complaining 抱怨、投訴 n. 抱怨的、投訴的 adj.
- complainingly 抱怨地、訴苦地 adv.
- complaint 抱怨、投訴、不滿 n.
