complained
past simple and past participle ofcomplain
| 单词 | complained |
| 释义 | complained past simple and past participle ofcomplain complain verb[I] uk/kəmˈpleɪn/us/kəmˈpleɪn/B1 to say that something iswrongor notsatisfactory: Lots ofpeoplehave complainedaboutthenoise. You're always complaining! [+ that]He complainedthathisbosswasuselessand he had too muchwork. to say something is not right or satisfactory
B1 totellsomeoneformallythat something iswrong: If theservicewas sobadwhy didn't you complaintothemanager?
Complaining
Phrasal verbcomplain ofsomething Examplesofcomplainedcomplained In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Delegates regularlycomplainedof long days in meetings and many days away from work and family. From theCambridge English Corpus If litigation over the initial terms of hire was infrequent, mariners oftencomplainedwhen masters or merchants changed a ship's destination midvoyage. From theCambridge English Corpus He oftencomplainedabout the 'moralistic attitude' which seemed to motivate many of his critics. From theCambridge English Corpus In their households and in the market, the womencomplainedabout the fact that certain issues were never addressed at the meetings. From theCambridge English Corpus But if reviewerscomplainedabout the opera's hybridity, they nonetheless cited these episodes of celebration as favourites. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, planterscomplainedthat larger estates were being forced to provide these services while smaller estates and smallholdings were exempted from these rules. From theCambridge English Corpus Hecomplainedthat wet-nurses who were turned away from the bureau were hired privately. From theCambridge English Corpus Professors themselvescomplainedbitterly of overwork,119 and several suffered severe breakdowns in health. From theCambridge English Corpus The unioncomplainedthat so few cooks could hardly provide food and act as servants for the ten guards assigned to them. From theCambridge English Corpus During the focus group discussions, somecomplainedthat they were not allowed to answer incoming telephone calls, even when their children were not at home. From theCambridge English Corpus Reviewerscomplainedthat many fascinating images flashed by, but were not able to retain and access them during discussion. From theCambridge English Corpus The labour movement alsocomplainedabout poor service to working-class communities and the dangerous overcrowding that occurred on many inner-city streetcars. From theCambridge English Corpus Theycomplainedin 1478, for example, that they were allocated stalls on the fringes of the cloth fairs. From theCambridge English Corpus Although farmerscomplainedabout the lack of fertilizer, most managed to procure substantial amounts for their maize plots. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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