雅思词汇解析,释义到用法,清清楚楚。每一次的进步,都是来自点点滴滴的积累。
本周我们学习和投诉相关的词汇
1. complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/
n. 投诉,抱怨
搭配:make / withdraw a complaint 提出/撤销投诉
a complaint about something 对某事提出投诉
a complaint against someone/something 对某人/某机构提出投诉
e.g.She decided to withdraw her complaint after the company offered her a full refund.
e.g. The customer filed a complaint against the company for selling defective products.
v. complain 投诉,抱怨
e.g. Many customers complained about the high prices.
2. defective /dɪ'fektɪv/
adj.有缺陷的;有瑕疵的;有故障的
e.g. I received a defective product, so I made a complaint to the company.
e.g. The customer returned the defective item and asked for a refund.
近义词:faulty 有故障的,有问题的
e.g. The company recalled the defective products.
e.g. The money will be used to repair faulty equipment.
n. defect缺点;毛病
e.g. They examine their products for defects.
e.g. This small defect greatly reduces the diamond's value.
3. make a mountain out of a molehill
习语:把鼹鼠丘变成一座山,本意指的是小题大做;把小问题夸大
e.g. Some customers make a mountain out of a molehill and complain about every minor inconvenience.
e.g. She was only five minutes late, but he made a mountain out of a molehill about it.
近义表达:make a big deal out of something 小题大做
e.g. She made a big deal out of a minor mistake.
4. petty /ˈpeti/
adj. 微不足道的;不重要的
搭配:a petty complaint/ issue / problem 微不足道的投诉/小事
e.g. Some customers make petty complaints about minor issues.
e.g. We shouldn't waste time arguing over such a petty issue.
adj. 斤斤计较的,小气的
e.g. He's very petty and gets upset over the smallest things.
e.g.He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.
以上就是今天的词汇,我们下期见。