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moan

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Related topics: Colours & sounds, Nature
moan1 /məʊn $ moʊn/ ●●○ verb
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] informalCOMPLAIN to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason 抱怨，發牢騷
‘I feel seasick already, ’ she moaned.
“我已經開始暈船了。”她抱怨道。
moan about
A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
很多人抱怨停車難的問題。
moan at British EnglishBrE
My mum never stops moaning at me.
我媽總是沒完沒了地對我發牢騷。
moan that
He’s always moaning that we use too much electricity.
他總是抱怨說我們用電太多。
He moaned and groaned all the way there.
他去的一路上抱怨個沒完。
► see thesaurus at complain
2  [intransitiveI]CRY to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure 呻吟，嗚咽，哼哼 SYN groan
She moaned and cried out in pain.
她痛得又是呻吟又是喊叫。
3  [intransitiveI] literaryCDN if the wind moans, it makes a long low sound 〔風〕發出長而低的聲音，發嗚咽聲
They could hear the wind moaning in the trees.
他們聽到樹林裏風聲嗚咽。
—moaner noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE
Dad’s a gloomy old moaner.
爸爸是個性格憂鬱、愛發牢騷的老頭。
Examples from the Corpus
moan• Why do people always moan about the weather?• He was moaning and groaning from the enormous weight of it.• She moaned and ran out of the room, slamming the door behind her.• Sorry to moan, but we trusted you to write the truth.• I lay in bed, moaning in pain.• "But, Mom, there's nothing to do here, " moaned Josh.• He begins to moan quietly, but it is not a distressing noise.• I'm fed up with hearing you moaning the whole time!• Waziri moaned through the gag, spittle and blood running from the side of his mouth.• One night I moaned to Jasper about the shaved ice and about how sick to death I was of paper cups.
moan that• My husband, who's 41, hates the fact that I smoke and moans that I eat too much.• Another moaned that Johnny was a little slow putting his hand in pocket.• People do not want to be led by some one moaning that the press is unfair.
Related topics: Colours & sounds, Nature
moan2 noun [countableC]
1  CRYa long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure 呻吟聲，嗚咽聲
moan of
There was a moan of pain from the injured man.
那個受傷的男子痛苦地呻吟了一聲。
She gave a little moan of pleasure.
她輕輕地發出一聲快樂的呻吟。
a low moan
低沉的呻吟聲
2  have a moan (about something) British EnglishBrE informalCOMPLAIN to complain about something 抱怨（某事）
We were just having a moan about work.
我們只是在抱怨工作。
3. literaryCDN a low sound made by the wind 〔風的〕嗚咽聲，蕭蕭聲
Examples from the Corpus
moan• The announcement drew moans from the 150 people at Wednesday's meeting.• This time, though, her moan was more of a squeal.• Her moans of pleasure somehow don't ring true.• He again apologises, this time for his long moan, and asks advice.• A high-pitched moan of machinery and the sound of rushing air filled the structure, loud enough to make conversation difficult.• The water was just right, slid over his skin as he gave out a long low satisfied moan into the steam.
low moan• He gave a low moan of despair.• She was about to turn around, when she heard a low moan.• Their whispering and low moans echoed around the empty flat, like ghosts that danced on the ceiling with their shadows.
Origin moan2
(1100-1200) From an unrecorded Old English man
moan1 verbmoan2 noun
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