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单词 groan
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groan
noun[C]
uk
/ɡrəʊn/us
/ɡroʊn/
C2
adeep,longsoundshowinggreatpainorunhappiness:
（表示痛苦的）呻吟声；（表示不高兴的）哼哼声，叹息声
We couldhearthe groans of thewoundedsoldiers.我们能听到伤兵们的呻吟声。
acomplainingnoiseor phrase:
抱怨声，埋怨声
Helookedat thepilesofdirtydishesand gave a groanofdismay.他看着成堆的脏盘子，发出一声沮丧的叹息。
More examples
  • The rescuers couldhearthe groans of someonetrappedin therubble.
  • A groan went up from around theofficewhen theelectricitywent off.
  • The groans of thewoundedanddyingcould beheardall over thebattlefield.
  • He gave aterriblegroan beforecollapsingto theground.
  • Weheardgreatgroans coming from the nextdoordeliveryroom,followedbybloodcurdlingshrieks.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
  • catcall
  • caterwauling
  • cheer
  • crow
  • crunch
  • embouchure
  • glug
  • growl
  • hiss
  • laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
  • mewl
  • splutter
  • squall
  • vocalization
  • whine
  • whistle
  • whoop
  • wolf whistle
  • yelp
  • yowl
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Sadness and regret
Pain & painful
Complaining
groan
verb[I]
uk
/ɡrəʊn/us
/ɡroʊn/
C2
to make adeep,longsoundshowinggreatpainorunhappiness:
（表示痛苦的）呻吟声；（表示不高兴的）哼哼声，叹息声
Hecollapsed, groaning withpain.他痛苦地呻吟着倒了下去。
[+ speech]"Not again," he groaned(= said in alowunhappyvoice).“够了，”他不满地说。
tocomplainorspeakunhappily:
抱怨，埋怨
She's alwaysmoaningandgroaning(=complaininga lot)about theweather.她总是嘟嘟囔囔不停地抱怨天气。
More examples
  • He groaned withpainbeforelosingconsciousness.
  • He groaned at thesightof all thedirtydishespiledeverywhere.
  • When thecomputercrashedagain, he groaned withfrustration.
  • "I'mfedup with youmoaningand groaning all thetime!," sheshouted.
  • Thecrashvictimgroaned as theyliftedhergentlyonto astretcher.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
  • catcall
  • caterwauling
  • cheer
  • crow
  • crunch
  • embouchure
  • glug
  • growl
  • hiss
  • laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
  • mewl
  • splutter
  • squall
  • vocalization
  • whine
  • whistle
  • whoop
  • wolf whistle
  • yelp
  • yowl
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Sadness and regret
Pain & painful
Complaining

Idiom

groan with/under (the weight of)something
(Definition ofgroanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

groan| American Dictionary

groan
noun[C]
us
/ɡroʊn/
alow,sadsoundthat iscontinuedfor a while and that is made by someone who issufferingfrompainorunhappiness:
Nickletout a groan.
(Definition ofgroanfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgroan

groan
The machinery might well have creaked and groaned, but printers and authors could still have felt intimidated by its operation.
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At this point, the bandaged puppet groaned and made a sad face.
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Private enterprise at the present time is groaning under the burdens of taxation.
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They also argued that the country groaned under too much bureaucracy and that therefore individual freedom and creativity were being suppressed.
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One presses buttons and says "leaders", and one gets a chorus of groans; one says "elite", and one gets a chorus of groans.
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Moans and groans and the shaking of a head.
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In spite of the groans and despondency which we hear all around and in which we indulge ourselves, the picture is not universally gloomy.
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The whole country is groaning under a burden of taxation so heavy that it is materially diminishing our chance of recovery.
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They, together with the teachers, civil servants and gas workers, who have all been groaning under the burden, are sent empty away.
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I am sorry to hear some groans behind me.
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There has been moaning and groaning, but people have carried on.
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They have said, first, that industry has been groaning under a burden of taxation.
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I am extremely glad that recruiting is good and that we have not heard moans and groans about recruiting.
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More than that, millions now groaning under the iron yoke of tyranny will be given new hope of life.
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The judiciary are now required to preside over a system of criminal and civil justice increasingly groaning under the strain of under-resourcing and understaffing.
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