Čo znamená complain v angličtine a aká je definícia complain?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť complain výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

complain Význam & definícia

0 to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory:
- Lots of people have complained about the noise.
- You're always complaining!
- [ + that ] He complained that his boss was useless and he had too much work.
- If the service was so bad why didn't you complain to the manager?
1 to say that something is wrong or not good enough:
- Bill and Nancy are always complaining about their neighbor, whose dog frightens their kids.
- [ + that clause ] She complained that she had too much work to do.
- She complained of aching knees from her arthritis.
2 to tell someone that something is wrong or not satisfactory, and that you are annoyed about it:
- complain about sth Workers complain about the conditions in which they are forced to work.
- complain that The chief executive complained that there were no systems of accountability, financial control, or planning.

Over three hundred listeners phoned in to complain about the programme.
Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.
They were afraid to complain about the noise in case they annoyed the neighbours.
She was complaining about all the sex and violence on television.
After her fall she complained that she couldn't bend her leg properly.
These workers recognised the existence of a status quo and were quick to complain when the 'economy of the g ift' failed to deliver.
He took up the cause of private enterprise and complained of excessive taxes and government interference.
Delegates regularly complained of long days in meetings and many days away from work and family.