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单词 moan
释义
moan
verb[IorT]
uk
/məʊn/us
/moʊn/

moanverb[I or T](SOUND)

C2
to make along,lowsoundofpain,suffering, or anotherstrongemotion:
呻吟；呜咽
He moanedwithpainbeforelosingconsciousness.他痛苦地呻吟，随后就失去了知觉。
"Let medie," he moaned.“让我死吧。”他呻吟道。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
  • catcall
  • caterwauling
  • cheer
  • crow
  • crunch
  • embouchure
  • glug
  • groan
  • growl
  • hiss
  • laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
  • mewl
  • splutter
  • squall
  • vocalization
  • whistle
  • whoop
  • wolf whistle
  • yelp
  • yowl
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moanverb[I or T](COMPLAIN)

C2informaldisapproving
to make acomplaintin anunhappyvoice, usually about something that does notseemimportantto otherpeople:
抱怨，发牢骚
Thelma's always moaning (aboutsomething), andforgetshowluckysheactuallyis.特尔玛总爱抱怨，忘记了实际上她是多么地幸运。
[+ speech]"I don't likepotatoes," he moaned.“我不爱吃土豆，”他抱怨说。
[+ (that)]First she moans(that)she's toohot, and then that she's toocold.起初她抱怨说太热了，然后又说太冷了。
After a lot of moaningandgroaning, theyeventuallystartedwork.在嘟嘟囔囔抱怨了一阵之后，他们终于开始干活了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • brouhaha
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • lodge
  • mutter
  • nark
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
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moaner
moan
noun[C]
uk
/məʊn/us
/moʊn/

moannoun[C](SOUND)

along,lowsoundofpain,suffering, or anotherstrongemotion:
呻吟声；呜咽声
We couldhearthe moans of someonetrappedunder therubble.我们可以听到被困在瓦砾下的人发出的呻吟声。
moansofecstasy/agony狂喜／痛苦的呻吟声
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
  • catcall
  • caterwauling
  • cheer
  • crow
  • crunch
  • embouchure
  • glug
  • groan
  • growl
  • hiss
  • laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
  • mewl
  • splutter
  • squall
  • vocalization
  • whistle
  • whoop
  • wolf whistle
  • yelp
  • yowl
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moannoun[C](COMPLAINT)

mainlyUKinformaldisapproving
theactofcomplainingabout something, or acomplaint:
抱怨，牢骚
Apart from aslightmoanaboutthewaiter, heseemedtoenjoythemeal.除了对侍者有点不满外，他这餐似乎吃得很愉快。
She washavinga moan about herhusband.她正在抱怨她丈夫。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • brouhaha
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • lodge
  • mutter
  • nark
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
See more results »
(Definition ofmoanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

moan| American Dictionary

moan
verb[I]
us
/moʊn/
to make along,lowsoundbecause ofpainorsuffering, or to say something in acomplainingway:
We couldhearsomeone moaning within therubbleof thecollapsedbuilding.

moan

noun[C]us
/moʊn/
We couldhearmoans andscreams, but we couldn’ttellwhere they were coming from.
(Definition ofmoanfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoan

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The call-and-response was embellished to include exchanges of some naasty moans and groans.
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All around people cried and moaned.
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We are agitating for positive change, rather than moaning about isolated problems.
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Moans and groans and the shaking of a head.
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There has been moaning and groaning, but people have carried on.
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I am opposed to the individuals who go about moaning about conditions which they say are going to pull us down as a nation.
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I have no moans of estimating the expenditure incurred by the parties, none of which was borne by the public revenue.
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Let me for a few moments examine what such a statement moans.
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During my days in local government, we always moaned about never knowing from one moment to the next what was required of us.
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By no other moans is it to be expected that justice can be done to the flying man.
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Often when workers are aggrieved they go on moaning, eventually moaning to the management, and then comes a breaking point.
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We may assume that suspension moans that in the view of the court the business has been conducted in an improper and illegal fashion.
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What they really mean is that they are going to increase wages, and that moans an increase in the cost of production.
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There are comparatively few complaints and comparatively few moans; but lots of good experiences.
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Manufacturers are whining and moaning about a high pound, saying that they cannot export.
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