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. 受伤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. 她呻吟着说：“我可能再也见不到你了。”
Extra ExamplesHe moaned in despair. 他绝望地呻吟了一声。 She was still conscious and was moaning loudly with pain. 她神志仍然清醒，只是痛得大声呻吟。 He moaned with sheer pleasure. 他因强烈的快感哼哼起来。 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? 你在抱怨什么呢？ - moan (at somebody) (about something)
They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do. 他们总是牢骚满腹，抱怨有很多事要做。 - moan that…
Bella moaned that her feet were cold. 贝拉抱怨说她的脚冷。
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. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。
- 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. 学生走上街头抗议这项决定。
- 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. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。
- grumble (rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious:
They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。
- moan (British English, rather informal, disapproving) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way:
What are you moaning about now? 你在嘟囔些什么？
- 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。”托比哼哼唧唧地说。
- 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，父母就会对我发牢骚。 She's always moaning to me that she doesn't have enough money. 她总是向我抱怨说钱不够花。 The children climbed into the bus, moaning and groaning. 孩子们咕哝着登上了公共汽车。 They kept moaning on about their illnesses. 他们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 尤指风 to make a long deep sound 呼啸；发出萧萧声 The wind was moaning through the trees. 风穿林木声萧萧。 The wind moaned gently through the trees. 风轻轻地吹过树林。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘complaint ’or‘ lamentation’): of unknown origin.