moan

verb

1. 呻吟
   to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure
   1. to moan in/with pain
      痛苦地呻吟
   2. The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning.
      受伤的人躺在地上呻吟着。
   3. ‘I might never see you again,’ she moaned.
      她呻吟着说：“我可能再也见不到你了。”
2. 抱怨
   to complain about sth in a way that other people find annoying
   1. What are you moaning on about now?
      你在抱怨什么呢？
   2. 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。
   3. Bella moaned that her feet were cold.
      贝拉抱怨说她的脚冷。
3. 呼啸；发出萧萧声
   to make a long deep sound

noun

1. 呻吟声
   a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure
   1. a low moan of despair/anguish
      在绝望 / 痛苦中发出的低沉的呻吟声
2. 抱怨
   a complaint about sth
   1. We had a good moan about work.
      我们对工作大大地抱怨了一番。
   2. His letters are full of the usual moans and groans.
      他的来信总是满纸怨言。
3. （尤指风的）呼啸声，萧萧声
   a long deep sound, especially the sound that is made by the wind

1. VERB 呻吟;呜咽
   If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain.
   1. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side...
      托尼在睡梦中发出呻吟声，然后翻了个身。
   2. 'My head, my head,' he moaned. 'I can't see.'
      “我的头，我的头，”他呻吟着说，“我看不见了。”
   3. Moan is also a noun.
      
   4. Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.
      突然，她发出了一声低沉而哽咽的呻吟，然后剧烈地颤抖起来。
   5. ...her moan of sorrow.
      她难过的呻吟声
2. VERB 抱怨;发牢骚
   To moan means to complain or speak in a way which shows that you are very unhappy.
   1. I used to moan if I didn't get at least six hours' sleep at night.
      过去如果晚上的睡眠时间不足6小时的话，我就会抱怨。
   2. ...moaning about the weather...
      抱怨天气
   3. They moan on a lot about money...
      他们对钱的事情抱怨不已。
   4. Meg moans, 'I hated it!'...
      梅格抱怨道：“我不想这样！”
   5. The gardener was moaning that he had another garden to do later that morning.
      园丁当时抱怨说，上午晚些时候他还要到另一个花园干活。
3. N-COUNT 抱怨
   A moan is a complaint.
   1. They have been listening to people's gripes, moans and praise.
      他们一直在倾听人们的牢骚、抱怨和表扬。
4. PHRASE 抱怨；发牢骚
   If you have a moan, you complain about something.
   1. You can go see him and have a good old moan.
      你可以去看看他，好好地诉诉苦。
5. N-COUNT 低沉的声音
   A moan is a low noise.
   1. ...the occasional moan of the wind round the corners of the house.
      风刮过屋角时间或发出的呼啸声
   2. ...the moan of distant traffic.
      远处车流传来的低沉的嘈杂声

1. It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly off they are.
   那些有着高薪工作的人竟然还抱怨自己多么缺钱，真是过分。
2. Then suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently
   她突然发出一声低沉、憋闷的呻吟，身体开始剧烈地颤抖。
3. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side
   托尼在睡梦中发出呻吟声，然后翻了个身。
4. 'My head, my head,' he moaned. 'I can't see.'
   “我的头，我的头，”他呻吟着说，“我看不见了。”
5. I used to moan if I didn't get at least six hours 'sleep at night.
   过去如果晚上的睡眠时间不足6小时的话，我就会抱怨。
6. They moan on a lot about money
   他们对钱的事情抱怨不已。
7. Meg moans, 'I hated it!'
   梅格抱怨道：“我不想这样！”
8. The gardener was moaning that he had another garden to do later that morning.
   园丁当时抱怨说，上午晚些时候他还要到另一个花园干活。
9. They have been listening to people's gripes, moans and praise.
   他们一直在倾听人们的牢骚、抱怨和表扬。
10. You can go see him and have a good old moan.
    你可以去看看他，好好地诉诉苦。
11. He let out this long ululating moan.
    他发出这种痛苦的长嚎。
12. Don't moan and groan because of a little setback.
    不要受了一点儿挫折就唉声叹气。
13. From time to time there was a moan of pain from the sick man.
    病人不时发出一声声痛苦的呻吟。
14. They hear faint moan.
    他们听到了一个微弱无力的呻吟声。
15. We had a good moan about the weather.
    我们对天气着实抱怨了一番。
16. There was a moan of pain from the injured man.
    受伤的人发出了一声痛苦的呻吟。
17. Suddenly he began to moan in his sleep.
    突然他在睡梦中开始呻吟。
18. A moan escaped the man.
    那人不禁呻吟了一声。
19. Of course, companies always moan that investors and analysts do not "get it".
    当然，企业总会抱怨投资者和分析师没有“弄明白”。
20. Oh baby can you hear me moan?
    哦宝贝你听得到我的呻吟吗？
21. He sank back with a moan of pain.
    他带著一声痛苦的呻吟然后倒了下去。
22. But now when I see my female friends we moan as much as we always did.
    不过，当我现在看着女性朋友的时候，却发现悲叹和过去一样多。
23. She let out a low moan of anguish.
    她在痛苦中发出低沉的呻吟。
24. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a moan or a whimper.
    他不可能挨了一顿鞭打而不呻吟或呜咽的。
25. He gave a slight moan and with that he died.
    他轻轻地呻吟了一声，然后就死去了。
26. The man fell down, and let out an almost inaudible moan.
    这个男的摔倒了，发出了一声极其微弱的呻吟。
27. The woman gave a loud moan.
    那妇人大声地呻吟了一声。
28. You will no doubt begin to moan, groan and whimper.
    你肯会开始不住的呻吟和啜泣。
29. I guess she had a big moan about your boss again.
    我猜想她又大大抱怨你们老板了。
30. I laugh too, but I moan too.
    我也跟着笑了，不过同时我也悲叹。

  sigh groan moan【导航词义：叹息，呻吟】

  sigh v. 叹息，叹气

〔辨析〕指因厌烦、失望、疲惫等而发出叹气声。

  groan v. 呻吟，叹息

〔辨析〕多指因疼痛、心烦、失望等而呻吟，有时也指因快乐而哼哼。

  moan v. 呻吟，哼哼

〔辨析〕指因疼痛、郁闷、激情等而发出长而低沉的声音。

noun

1. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

   Synonym:    groan

verb

1. indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
   1. The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets
   2. The ancient door soughed when opened

   Synonym:    groan