complaint
noun
kəmˈpleɪnt
noun
1
a
statement
in
which
someone
complains
about
something
投诉
C,U
The
sales
assistants
are
trained
to
deal
with
customer
complaints
in
a
friendly
manner.
售货员都受过培训以友好的态度处理顾客的投诉。
A
common
complaint
among
air
passengers
is
that
not
enough
leg
room
is
provided.
飞机乘客常见的投诉是没有足够的伸腿的空间。
formal/official
complaint
[+
about
]
Keating
was
dismissed
after
complaints
about
the
quality
of
his
work.
在工作质量遭到投诉后，基廷就被辞退了。
[+
of
]
complaints
of
police
brutality
对警察暴行的投诉
[+
from/to
]
complaints
from
local
residents
来自当地居民的投诉
a
complaint
to
the
Advertising
Standards
Authority
向广告质量管理处提出的投诉
[+
against
]
All
complaints
against
police
officers
are
carefully
investigated.
针对警察的所有投诉都会认真调查。
complaint
that
We
are
concerned
by
complaints
that
children
are
being
bullied.
我们很关心有关孩子们受到欺侮的投诉。
If
you
wish
to
make
a
complaint
,
you
should
see
the
manager
(=complain
formally
to
someone)
.
如果你要投诉，应该去找经理。
have/receive
a
complaint
The
BBC
received
a
stream
of
complaints
about
the
programme.
英国广播公司收到了大量有关这个节目的投诉。
Complaints
are
dealt
with
by
the
customer
services
department.
顾客投诉由客户服务部受理。
The
Council
received
over
10,000
letters
of
complaint
.
委员会收到了一万多封投诉信。
file/lodge/submit
a
complaint
(complain
officially
to
someone)
〔正式〕提出投诉
She
went
to
the
city
council
and
lodged
a
complaint.
她到市政会提出投诉。
reason/cause/grounds
for
complaint
Anyone
dismissed
because
of
their
race
has
legitimate
grounds
for
complaint.
任何由于种族原因而被解雇的人都有正当理由投诉。
a
complaints
procedure
(=a
system
for
dealing
with
complaints)
投诉程序
2
something
that
you
complain
about
投诉的事
C
Our
main
complaint
was
the
poor
standard
of
service.
我们主要投诉的是服务质量差。
My
only
complaint
is
that
the
price
is
rather
high.
我唯一不满意的是价格相当高。
3
an
illness
that
affects
a
particular
part
of
your
body
[正式] 疾病
C | formal
He
is
having
treatment
for
a
chest
complaint
.
他在接受胸部疾病的治疗。