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com·plain
/kJm'pleIn/
verb
mengeluh atau mengadu tt ssorg/sst
▪ [-object]
He’ll complain to the police about this matter.
Dia akan mengadu kepada polisi tt masalah ini.
▪ [-object]
He complained of discrimination/intimidation.
Dia mengeluh tt diskriminasi/intimidasi.
▪ [-object]
Why are you always complaining?
Mengapa engkau selalu mengeluh?
▪ [-object] (informal)
‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can’t complain.’
“Apa kabar?” “Oh, saya baik2 saja.”
▪ [+object]
He complained bitterly that he had been intimidated.
Dia mengeluh dengan pahit bahwa dia telah diintimidasi.
▪ [+object]
‘You didn’t invite me,’ she complained.
“Kamu tidak mengundangku,” dia mengeluh.
▪ [-object]
He said it in a complaining tone.
Dia mengatakannya dengan nada mengeluh.
PHR v
| complain of sth
mengeluhkan rasa sakit
▪ She complained of a backache.
Dia mengeluhkan sakit punggung.