Complaint and Criticism

抗议, 反对

The employees gathered to remonstrate against the sudden changes in their work hours.

员工们聚集起来抗议他们工作时间的突然变化。

发牢骚, 抱怨

Despite the beautiful weather, John continued to grouch about having to work on a Saturday.

尽管天气很好，约翰还是继续抱怨周六要工作。

抱怨, 发牢骚

She tends to kvetch about the weather, no matter what it's like.

她倾向于对天气抱怨，不管天气怎么样。

鲤鱼, 普通鲤鱼

The lake is stocked with several species of carp for anglers.

吹毛求疵的反对, 琐碎的批评

Our only quibble with the report was the choice of font, not its content.

我们对报告的唯一吹毛求疵在于字体的选择，而不是其内容。

谴责, 严厉批评

The manager castigated the employee for consistently failing to meet deadlines.

经理严厉批评了那名员工，因为他总是不能按时完成任务。

吹毛求疵, 挑剔小细节

She tends to nitpick about grammar errors in written documents.

她倾向于对书面文件中的语法错误吹毛求疵。

责骂, 训斥

The manager berated the employee for the repeated mistakes in the project report.

经理因项目报告中重复的错误训斥了员工。

The goods were transported by rail across the country.

斥责, 严厉批评

The teacher chastised the student for disrupting the class with loud behavior.

老师严厉批评了那个因大声行为扰乱课堂的学生。

责备, 斥责

The teacher upbraided the student for cheating on the exam.

老师斥责了学生在考试中作弊。

大声抱怨, 愤怒地说

The customer began to rant about the poor service, expressing frustration with the long wait and unhelpful staff.

顾客开始抱怨糟糕的服务，对长时间的等待和无益的员工表示沮丧。

吹毛求疵, 无端挑剔

Despite the delicious dinner, she couldn't help but cavil about the tablecloth not matching the décor.

尽管晚餐很美味，她还是忍不住对桌布与装饰不匹配吹毛求疵。

反对, 犹豫

When asked to work overtime, Sarah demurred, citing family commitments.

当被要求加班时，莎拉婉拒了，理由是家庭承诺。

抱怨, 发牢骚

Despite the pleasant weather, Mark continued to whinge about the lack of shade at the picnic.

尽管天气宜人，马克还是继续抱怨野餐时没有阴凉处。

抱怨, 发牢骚

Sarah couldn't help but bleat about the workload during the busy season at work.

莎拉忍不住在工作繁忙的季节里对工作量抱怨。

牛肉, 牛的肉

The steakhouse is famous for serving high-quality cuts of beef grilled to perfection.

这家牛排馆以提供完美烤制的高品质牛肉切块而闻名。

爆发, 迸发

The fireworks fulminated in the night sky, filling the air with bursts of color and light.

烟花在夜空中爆发，空气中充满了色彩和光的爆发。

Instead of appreciating the effort her coworker put into the project, Jane constantly finds fault with the way he organized the data.

松鸡, 雷鸟

The hunters trekked through the dense forest, hoping to spot a grouse among the underbrush.

猎人们穿过茂密的森林，希望在灌木丛中发现一只松鸡。

责备, 斥责

The teacher chided the student for talking loudly during the exam.

老师责备了学生在考试期间大声说话。