表達 抱怨,可透過 complain [kəmˋplen],比如表達 對某人 (X) 抱怨某事 (Y),可用 complain about Y to X、complain of Y to X、complain at Y to X、complain to X (that) S + V .... 等,其中最後者是透過 that 引導的名詞子句來表達 某事,此外,表達 抱怨,也可透過 complain 的名詞 complaint [kəmˋplent],比如表達 對某人 (X) 有所抱怨,可用 have a complaint against X,或表達 向某人 (X) 正式提出對另一個人 (Z) 的抱怨,即向 X 投訴 Z 或向 X 提出對 Z 的控告,可用 make a complaint against Z to/with X、file a complaint against Z to/with X、lodge a complaint against Z to/with X、register a complaint against Z to/with X等,又或表達 投訴某事 (Y) 或針對某事 (Y) 提出控告,則可用 make a complaint about Y、make a complaint of Y、file a complaint about Y、file a complaint of Y、lodge a complaint about Y、lodge a complaint of Y、register a complaint about Y、register a complaint of Y 等;此外,表達 抱怨,還可透過 grievance [ˋgrivəns] 一字,比如表達 對某人 (X) 有所抱怨、不滿,可用 have a grievance against X,或表達 某人 (X) 公開表達自己的不滿、委屈,可用 X airs/expresses[ɪkˋsprɛsɪz] X’s grievances;另外,表達 小聲抱怨、不想讓人聽見,或是私下抱怨,可透過 mutter [ˋmʌtɚ] 或 murmur [ˋmɝmɚ],表達 高聲、氣憤地抱怨而引來側目,可用 make a fuss [fʌs] (口語)、kick up a fuss (口語)、make a stink [stɪŋk] (口語)、kick up a stink (口語) 等;表達 不停抱怨、老是在發牢騷而惹人厭的,可透過 whine [waɪn]、grumble [grʌmbḷ]、moan [mon] (英式口語)、nag [næg]、bitch [bɪtʃ] (美式口語)、whinge [wɪndʒ] (英式口語)、kvetch [kvɛtʃ] (美式口語) 等等: He felt he had cause to complain about the discriminatory treatment he received from a flight attendant. (他覺得他有理由抱怨自己受到一名空服員的歧視對待。) She lodged a complaint of wrongful dismissal and sexual harassment against her former employer with the Department of Labor. (她向勞工部提告前雇主非法解雇並性騷擾她。) The grouch is moaning and groaning about his colleagues again. (那抱怨鬼又在大發牢騷同事怎麼樣又怎麼樣的。)