| 单词 | complaint |
| 释义 | complaintcomplaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1[countable, uncountable] a statement in which someone complains about something: Complaints are handled by the customer services department.complaint about We have received several complaints about the quality of his work.complaint against She filed a formal complaint against the car company.complaint from The city responded to complaints from residents about the pigeons.complaint that There have been complaints that the department is inefficient. Amy and her friends made several complaints (=complained formally) to the school administrators. The commission received over 10,000 letters of complaint.2[countable] something that you complain about: My only complaint is that the price was too high.3[countable] medicine a sickness that affects a particular part of your body: He is having treatment for a minor skin complaint.4[countable] law a legal document that states that someone has caused harm or is guilty of a crime: The defendants were charged Monday in a federal criminal complaint.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a complaint (=complain formally to someone) The manager of the team decided to make a complaint about the referee.file/lodge/register a complaint formal (=officially make a complaint) She filed a complaint with her employer against several of her colleagues.voice a complaint (=complain) When students voiced complaints, the school responded.receive/get/have a complaint Our department has received a number of complaints from the public.respond to a complaint (also address a complaint formal) How did the department address complaints of discrimination?deal with a complaint/handle a complaint Police officers came to the house to deal with a noise complaint.investigate a complaint The dog was rescued after officials investigated a complaint of neglect.dismiss/reject a complaint (=say that it is not reasonable) The investigation committee rejected the complaint.uphold a complaint (=say it is reasonable) The complaint was upheld and the advertisement was withdrawn.adjectives/nouns + complainta formal/official complaint The man has lodged a formal complaint against the police.a common/familiar/frequent complaint A common complaint of children is that parents do not listen to them.a serious complaint Serious complaints of negligence have been made.a legitimate complaint (=a reasonable one) In my view, it is a legitimate complaint.a customer/consumer complaint As a result of the improvements, customer complaints went down by 70%. |
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