complaint
US: /kəmˈpɫeɪnt/
UK: /kəmplˈeɪnt/
UK: /kəmplˈeɪnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
complaint /kəm'pleint/
- danh từ
- lời than phiền, lời phàn nàn, lời oán trách, lời than thở; điều đáng phàn nàn, điều đáng than phiền
- to have no cause of complaint: không có gì phải phàn nàn cả
- to make complaints: phàn nàn, than phiền
- bệnh, sự đau
- to suffer from a heart complaint: đau tim
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (pháp lý) sự kêu nài; đơn kiện
- to lodge (make) a gainst somebody: kiện ai
- lời than phiền, lời phàn nàn, lời oán trách, lời than thở; điều đáng phàn nàn, điều đáng than phiền
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] ~ (about / against sb/sth)
~ (that ...) a reason for not being satisfied; a statement that sb makes saying that they are not satisfied: The most common complaint is about poor service. + We received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities. + I believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses. + I'd like to make a complaint about the noise. + a formal complaint + a complaint that he had been unfairly treated + (formal) to file / lodge (= make) a complaint
2 [U] the act of complaining: I can see no grounds for complaint. + a letter of complaint
3 [C] an illness, especially one that is not serious, and often one that affects a particular part of the body: a skin complaint
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
grumble, grievance, grouse, Colloq gripe, squawk, Slang beef, US kick:
I have no complaints about my treatment while I was in hospital.
Collocation dictionary
1 act of complaining
ADJ.
bitter, serious | common, familiar, frequent | formal, official | consumer, customer
VERB + COMPLAINT
have
I have a complaint about the food.
| bring, file, lodge, make, register, voice
He brought a complaint against his former manager. They filed a complaint with the European Commission.
| get, have, receive
We have had some serious complaints from parents.
| deal with, handle, hear, investigate, respond to
The tribunal heard complaints against the director.
| resolve | reject
COMPLAINT + VERB
arise
complaints arising from late payment
| concern sth, relate to sth
COMPLAINT + NOUN
complaints procedure
PREP.
~ about
a complaint about working conditions
| ~ against
a complaint against the police
| ~ from
a complaint from the neighbours
| ~ of
a complaint of unfair dismissal
| ~ to
to make a complaint to the authorities
PHRASES
cause/grounds for complaint
The way I was treated gave me no cause for complaint.
| a chorus of complaint, a letter of complaint, a matter of complaint
2 illness
ADJ.
mild, minor | chronic | common
Not being able to sleep at night is a very common complaint.
| back, chest, etc. | medical
VERB + COMPLAINT
have, suffer from
He has a minor skin complaint.
Concise English dictionary
complaints-nt
noun
+an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
+(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
+an expression of grievance or resentment
+(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
+(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
