moan 英 [məʊn]   美 [moʊn]

moan

moan  英 [məʊn] 美 [moʊn]

vi. 抱怨,悲叹;呻吟  n. 呻吟声;悲叹  vt. 抱怨;呻吟着说 

进行时:moaning  过去式:moaned  过去分词:moaned  第三人称单数:moans  名词复数:moans 

We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology, and yet each one of us, in our own little comfortable ways, contributes daily to that destruction. 我们都抱怨由于生态破坏造成的生活质量下降,然而,我们每个人,由于贪图自己的一点点舒适,每天都在加剧这种破坏。

  • The low sound you make when you're in pain is called a moan. A bad stomachache can leave you bent over, making soft moans.
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  • vi. 抱怨,悲叹;呻吟
  • n. 呻吟声;悲叹
  • vt. 抱怨;呻吟着说
  • 1. We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology, and yet each one of us, in our own little comfortable ways, contributes daily to that destruction.

    我们都抱怨由于生态破坏造成的生活质量下降,然而,我们每个人,由于贪图自己的一点点舒适,每天都在加剧这种破坏。

  • moan (n.) c. 1200, "lamentation, mourning, weeping; complaining, the expressing of complaints; a complaint; lover's complaint; accusation, charge," probably from an unrecorded Old English *man "complaint," related to Old English mænan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend, signify" (see mean (v.1)); but OED discounts this connection. Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur from some prolonged pain" is first recorded 1670s, "with onomatopoeic suggestion" [OED].
  • moan (v.) mid-13c., "mourn (someone); regret, bewail;" c. 1300, "to lament, grieve; utter moans;" probably from Old English *manan, related to mænan "to lament" (see moan (n.)). From 1724 as "to make a low, mournful sound." Related: Moaned; moaning.
moan / məʊn ; NAmE moʊn / verb , noun moan moans moaned moaning verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] (of a person ) to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure 呻吟 SYN groan The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning. 受伤的人躺在地上呻吟着。 moanin/with sth 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。” 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] moan(at sb) ( informal) to complain about sth in a way that other people find annoying 抱怨 SYN grumble , whine moan(on) (about sth) (to sb) What are you moaning on about now? 你在抱怨什么呢? moan(at sb) (about sth) They're always moaning and groaningabout how much they have to do. 他们总是牢骚满腹,抱怨有很多事要做。 moanthat… Bella moaned that her feet were cold. 贝拉抱怨说她的脚冷。 synonyms at complain 3 [intransitive ] ( literary) (especially of the wind 尤指风 ) to make a long deep sound 呼啸;发出萧萧声 moan·er moaner moaners / məʊnə(r) ; NAmE moʊnər / noun noun 1 [countable ] a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure 呻吟声 SYN groan a low moan of despair/anguish 在绝望╱痛苦中发出的低沉的呻吟声 2 [countable ] ( informal) a complaint about sth 抱怨 We had a good moan about work. 我们对工作大大地抱怨了一番。 His letters are full of the usual moans and groans. 他的来信总是满纸怨言。 3 [singular ] ( literary) a long deep sound, especially the sound that is made by the wind (尤指风的)呼啸声,萧萧声 moan / məʊn ; NAmE moʊn / moan·er / məʊnə(r) ; NAmE moʊnər /
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