[VERB 动词]呻吟;呜咽 If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain.
[V]
[V with quote]
Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side...
托尼在睡梦中发出呻吟声,然后翻了个身。
'My head, my head,' he moaned. 'I can't see.'
“我的头,我的头,”他呻吟着说,“我看不见了。”
Moan is also a noun.
Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.
突然,她发出了一声低沉而哽咽的呻吟,然后剧烈地颤抖起来。
...her moan of sorrow.
她难过的呻吟声
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[VERB 动词]抱怨;发牢骚 To moan means to complain or speak in a way which shows that you are very unhappy.
[V]
[V prep/adv]
[V with quote]
[V that]
[disapproval]
I used to moan if I didn't get at least six hours' sleep at night.
过去如果晚上的睡眠时间不足6小时的话,我就会抱怨。
...moaning about the weather...
抱怨天气
They moan on a lot about money...
他们对钱的事情抱怨不已。
Meg moans, 'I hated it!'...
梅格抱怨道:“我不想这样!”
The gardener was moaning that he had another garden to do later that morning.
园丁当时抱怨说,上午晚些时候他还要到另一个花园干活。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]抱怨 A moan is a complaint.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They have been listening to people's gripes, moans and praise.
他们一直在倾听人们的牢骚、抱怨和表扬。
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[PHRASE 短语]抱怨;发牢骚 If you have a moan, you complain about something.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
You can go see him and have a good old moan.
你可以去看看他,好好地诉诉苦。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]低沉的声音 A moan is a low noise.
[usu with supp]
[LITERARY 文]
...the occasional moan of the wind round the corners of the house.
风刮过屋角时间或发出的呼啸声
...the moan of distant traffic.
远处车流传来的低沉的嘈杂声
Oxford
moan/məʊn; NAmEmoʊn/
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noun
moanmoansmoanedmoaningverb1[intransitive , transitive ](of a person 人)to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure 呻吟SYN
groan
◆The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning.受伤的人躺在地上呻吟着。moanin/with sth ◆to moan in/with pain痛苦地呻吟+ speech◆‘I might never see you again,’ she moaned.她呻吟着说:“我可能再也见不到你了。”2[intransitive , transitive ]moan(at sb) ( informal) to complain about sth in a way that other people find annoying 抱怨SYN
grumble
,
whine
moan(on) (about sth) (to sb) ◆What are you moaning on about now?你在抱怨什么呢?moan(at sb) (about sth) ◆They're always moaning and groaningabout how much they have to do. 他们总是牢骚满腹,抱怨有很多事要做。moanthat… ◆Bella moaned that her feet were cold.贝拉抱怨说她的脚冷。☞synonyms at
complain
3[intransitive ]( literary) (especially of the wind 尤指风)to make a long deep sound 呼啸;发出萧萧声▶moan·ermoanermoaners/məʊnə(r); NAmEmoʊnər/nounnoun1[countable ]a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure 呻吟声SYN
groan
◆a low moan of despair/anguish在绝望╱痛苦中发出的低沉的呻吟声2[countable ]( informal) a complaint about sth 抱怨◆We had a good moan about work.我们对工作大大地抱怨了一番。◆His letters are full of the usual moans and groans.他的来信总是满纸怨言。3[singular ]( literary) a long deep sound, especially the sound that is made by the wind (尤指风的)呼啸声,萧萧声moan/məʊn; NAmEmoʊn/moan·er/məʊnə(r); NAmEmoʊnər/
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moan1 verb
moan2 noun
moanmoan1 /məʊn $ moʊn/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason: ‘I feel seasick already,’ she moaned.moan about A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.moan at British English My mum never stops moaning at me.moan that He’s always moaning that we use too much electricity. He moaned and groaned all the way there.► see thesaurus at
complain
2[intransitive] to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasureSYN groan: She moaned and cried out in pain.3[intransitive] literary if the wind moans, it makes a long low sound: They could hear the wind moaning in the trees.—moaner noun [countable] British English: Dad’s a gloomy old moaner.
moan1 verb
moan2 noun
moanmoan2 noun [countable]
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1a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasuremoan of There was a moan of pain from the injured man. She gave a little moan of pleasure. a low moan2have a moan (about something) British English informal to complain about something: We were just having a moan about work.3literary a low sound made by the wind
WDF
moan
[məʊn]moaned, moaning, moans
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moaned[265] moaning[2626] moans[777]
呻吟(49%),抱怨(42%),呻吟声(8%),抱怨声(1%)
vi.抱怨,悲叹;呻吟
n.呻吟声;悲叹
vt.抱怨;呻吟着说
n.(Moan)人名;(法)莫昂
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