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complaint noun complaint ♦︎ grievance ♦︎ gripeThese are all words for sth which you are not happy or satisfied about and that you complain or protest about. 这些词均表示抱怨、牢骚、抗议。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a complaint / grievance / gripe about sb / sth◆a complaint / grievance over sth◆a complaint / grievance against sb / sth◆a complaint / gripe from sb◆to have a complaint / grievance / gripe◆to register / voice / deal with / handle / investigate / hear / resolve a complaint / grievance■ complaint [countable, uncountable] a reason why sb is not satisfied; a statement that sb makes saying that they are not satisfied; the act of complaining 不满的原因；抱怨；投诉◆I'd like to make a complaint about the noise.我想投诉噪音问题。◆ (formal) The couple have lodged an official complaint against the hospital.那对夫妇已经对那家医院提出正式控告。◆I can see no grounds for complaint.我找不到抱怨的理由。◆I'm planning to write a formal letter of complaint.我正打算写一封正式的投诉信。■ grievance / /ˈgriːvəns/ / [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about; a sense of being unfairly treated 不平的事；委屈；愤愤不平◆Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them).家长应邀诉说苦衷。◆He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.他有几个月一直对老板心怀不满。◆Does the company have a formal grievance procedure?公司有正式的投诉程序吗？◆The offer did nothing to take away her sense of grievance.这个提议根本不能消除她的不满。 see also aggrieved ⇨ unhappy 2 NOTE 辨析 Complaint or grievance? Complaint is a general word and can refer to serious or minor problems, practical problems or personal unhappiness about sth. A complaint can be informal, and made to a friend, a colleague, etc. or it can be filed or lodged more formally, often in writing, to a company or organization. A grievance is a strong feeling that sth is unfair or that you have been treated unfairly. It is often a feeling which has developed over a period of time. We often say that a person harbours or nurses a grievance: they develop strong negative feelings about sth over a period of time. * complaint含义很广，可指严重或轻微的问题，客观存在的问题或个人对某事物的不满。make a complaint指非正式地向朋友、同事等抱怨，file/lodge a complaint指更为正式地、常以书面形式向公司或机构投诉。grievance指对不公平的事或不公正待遇的强烈不满，而这种不满通常已累积了一段时间。常用harbour/nurse a grievance，指某人对某事物强烈的不满情绪已经酝酿一段时间。■ gripe [countable] (informal) something that you complain about because you are not satisfied, especially sth small or not very important （尤指针对小事的）抱怨，牢骚◆My only gripe about the hotel was the food.我对这家旅馆唯一不满的是所提供的食物。 |