[VERB 动词]呻吟;叹息 If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something.
[V with n]
[V]
[V-ing]
Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain...
他慢慢地睁开眼睛,并发出痛苦的呻吟。
They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan...
他们瞥了一眼躺在地上的男人,那人现在开始呻吟起来。
She was making small groaning noises.
她发出轻轻的呻吟声。
Groan is also a noun.
She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan...
她听到他发出一声令人悲悯的低沉的呻吟声。
As his ball flew wide, there was a collective groan from the stands.
他将球踢飞了,看台上一片叹息声。
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[VERB 动词]不高兴地低声说;咕哝 If you groan something, you say it in a low, unhappy voice.
[V with quote]
'My leg — I think it's broken,' Eric groaned.
“我的腿——我想是断了,”埃里克咕哝着说。
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[VERB 动词]抱怨;发牢骚 If you groan about something, you complain about it.
[V about n]
[Also V]
His parents were beginning to groan about the price of college tuition.
他的父母开始抱怨大学的学费太贵。
Groan is also a noun.
Listen sympathetically to your child's moans and groans about what she can't do.
当你的孩子因不能做某些事情而发牢骚的时候,你应该抱着一颗理解的心去倾听。
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[VERB 动词](树木等)发出嘎吱声 If wood or something made of wood groans, it makes a loud sound when it moves.
[V]
The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响,木地板有些摇晃。
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[VERB 动词]堆满,摆满,装满(食物) If you say that something such as a table groans under the weight of food, you are emphasizing that there is a lot of food on it.
[V under/with n]
[V-ing]
[emphasis]
The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
吧台上摆满了大碟大碟非常新鲜的鱼。
...a table groaning with food.
堆满了食物的桌子
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[VERB 动词]受…重压;受…折磨;不堪重负 If you say that someone or something is groaning under the weight of something, you think there is too much of that thing.
[V under n]
[usu cont]
[disapproval]
Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates...
高利率令消费者不堪重负。
Bookshelves groan under the burden of books on threats to the environment.
书架上摆满了有关环境威胁的书,不堪重负。
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groan/ɡrəʊn; NAmEɡroʊn/
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groangroansgroanedgroaningverb1[intransitive , transitive ]to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure 呻吟;叹息;哼哼SYN
moan
◆He lay on the floor groaning.他躺在地板上呻吟。groanwith sth ◆to groan with pain/pleasure痛苦地呻吟;高兴得直哼哼groanat sth ◆We all groaned at his terrible jokes.他讲的笑话很糟糕,我们都发出不满的抱怨声。groanabout sth ◆They were all moaning and groaning(= complaining)about the amount of work they had. 他们对工作量都怨声载道。+ speech◆‘It's a complete mess!’ she groaned.“这简直是一团糟!”她叹息道。2[intransitive ]to make a sound like a person groaning发出似呻吟的声音SYN
moan
◆The trees creaked and groaned in the wind.树在风中嘎吱作响。IDIOMgroan under the weight of sth( formal) used to say that there is too much of sth 在某物的折磨(或重压)下呻吟;被某物压得喘不过气来(或无法忍受)PHRASAL VERBˈgroan with sth( formal) to be full of sth 被某物堆满(或摆满、装满、充满)◆tables groaning with food摆满食物的桌子nouna long deep sound made when sb/sth groans呻吟声;叹息声;哼哼声;嘎吱声SYN
moan
◆She let out a groan of dismay.她发出沮丧的叹息声。◆He fell to the floor with a groan.他哼了一声倒在地板上。◆The house was filled with the cello's dismal squeaks and groans.房子里回荡着大提琴低沉而凄厉的声音。groan/ɡrəʊn; NAmEɡroʊn/
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groan1 verb
groan2 noun
groangroan1 /ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn/ ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive] to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed, or because something is very enjoyableSYN moan: The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.groan with As she kissed him, Gary groaned with pleasure. Richard’s jokes make you groan rather than laugh.2[intransitive, transitive] to complain about somethingSYN moan: I’m tired of him moaning and groaning all the time. ‘It’s too hot!’ he groaned.3[transitive] to make a low deep soundSYN moan: The old tree groaned in the wind.4[intransitive] if a table groans with food, there is a very large amount of food on it
groan1 verb
groan2 noun
groangroan2 noun [countable]
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1a long deep sound that you make when you are in pain or do not want to do somethingSYN moan: Casey let out a groan of protest.2literary a long low deep sound: The door opened with a groan.
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