moan
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
(of a person 人 to make a long deep sound, usually because you are unhappy or suffering or are experiencing sexual pleasure 呻吟 The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning. 受傷的人躺在地上呻吟着。 - moan in/with something
to moan in/with pain 痛苦地呻吟 - + speech
‘I might never see you again,’ she moaned. 她呻吟着說：“我可能再也見不到你了。”
Extra ExamplesHe moaned in despair. 他絕望地呻吟了一聲。 She was still conscious and was moaning loudly with pain. 她神志仍然清醒，只是痛得大聲呻吟。 He moaned with sheer pleasure. 他因強烈的快感哼哼起來。 Most of the patients were moaning in pain. 大部分病人在痛苦地呻吟着。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- lightly
- quietly
- …
- in
- with
- [intransitive, transitive] moan (at somebody) (informal)
to complain about something in a way that other people find annoying 抱怨 - moan (on) (about something) (to somebody)
What are you moaning on about now? 你在抱怨什麽呢？ - moan (at somebody) (about something)
They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do. 他們總是牢騷滿腹，抱怨有很多事要做。 - moan that…
Bella moaned that her feet were cold. 貝拉抱怨說她的腳冷。
Synonyms complaincomplain- protest
- object
- grumble
- moan
- whine
- complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:
I’m going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就這件事向經理投訴。
- protest to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly; to give something as a reason for protesting:
Students took to the streets to protest against the decision. 學生走上街頭抗議這項決定。
- object to say that you disagree with something or think it is bad; to give something as a reason for objecting:
If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果沒有人反對，我們就把會議推遲到下周。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辯說警察沒有充分證據就逮捕了他。
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他們不停地嘟囔着說冷。
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
What are you moaning about now? 你在嘟囔些什麽？
- whine (rather informal, disapproving) to complain in an annoying, crying voice:
Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。”托比哼哼唧唧地說。
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1My parents moan at me if I'm home late. 如果我回家晚了，父母就會對我發牢騷。 She's always moaning to me that she doesn't have enough money. 她總是向我抱怨說錢不夠花。 The children climbed into the bus, moaning and groaning. 孩子們咕哝着登上了公共汽車。 They kept moaning on about their illnesses. 他們不停地抱怨自己的病。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- on
- about
- at
- to
- …
- moan and groan
- moan (on) (about something) (to somebody)
- [intransitive] (literary)
(especially of the wind 尤指風 to make a long deep sound 呼嘯；發出蕭蕭聲 The wind was moaning through the trees. 風穿林木聲蕭蕭。 The wind moaned gently through the trees. 風輕輕地吹過樹林。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘complaint ’or‘ lamentation’): of unknown origin.