moan
verb
noun
məʊn
verb
1
to
complain
in
an
annoying
way,
especially
in
an
unhappy
voice
and
without
good
reason
[非正式] 抱怨，发牢骚
l,T | informal BrE
‘I
feel
seasick
already,’
she
moaned.
“我已经开始晕船了。”她抱怨道。
[+
about
]
A
lot
of
people
moaned
about
the
parking
problems.
很多人抱怨停车问题。
[+
at
]
BrE
【英】
:
My
mum
never
stops
moaning
at
me.
我妈总是没完没了地冲我发牢骚。
moan
that
He’s
always
moaning
that
we
use
too
much
electricity.
他总是抱怨我们用电太多。
He
moaned
and
groaned
all
the
way
there.
他去的一路上抱怨个没完。
2
to
make
a
long
low
sound
expressing
pain,
unhappiness,
or
sexual
pleasure
呻吟，呜咽，哼哼;
I
She
moaned
and
cried
out
in
pain.
她痛得又是呻吟又是喊叫。
3
if
the
wind
moans,
it
makes
a
long
low
sound
[文] 〔风〕发出长而低的声音，发呜咽声
I | literary BrE :
They
could
hear
the
wind
moaning
in
the
trees.
他们听到树林里风声呜咽。
Dad’s
a
gloomy
old
moaner.
爸爸是个心情郁闷、爱发牢骚的老家伙。
noun
4
a
long
low
sound
expressing
pain,
unhappiness,
or
sexual
pleasure
呻吟声; 呜咽声
[+
of
]
There
was
a
moan
of
pain
from
the
injured
man.
那个受伤的男子痛苦地呻吟了一声。
She
gave
a
little
moan
of
pleasure.
她快活地轻轻呻吟了一声。
a
low
moan
低沉的呻吟声
5
have a moan (about sth)
to
complain
about
something
[英，非正式] 抱怨（某事）
BrE informal
We
were
just
having
a
moan
about
work.
我们只是在抱怨工作。
6
a
low
sound
made
by
the
wind
[文] 〔风的〕呜咽声，萧萧声
literary