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groan

英  [grəʊn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • groans

    1. [C 可数名词] 呻吟

    A groan is a long, low sound made by someone who is in pain, upset, or unhappy about something.

    近义词

    moan

    双语例句

    例：

    She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.

    她听到他发出一声令人怜悯的、低沉的呻吟。

    2. [C 可数名词] 抱怨

    A groan is a complaint about something.

    双语例句

    例：

    Listen sympathetically to your child's moans and groans about what she can't do.

    当孩子抱怨不能做某些事情时，要抱着一颗理解的心去倾听。

    VERB. 动词

  • groans , groaning , groaned

    1. [I 不及物动词] 呻吟

    If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something.

    近义词

    moan

    双语例句

    例：

    Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain.

    他慢慢地睁开眼睛，并开始痛苦地呻吟。

    例：

    They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan.

    他们扫了一眼地板上那个开始呻吟的男子。

    2. [T 及物动词] 呻吟着说

    If you groan something, you say it in a low, unhappy voice.

    双语例句

    例：

    'My leg – I think it's broken,' Eric groaned.

    “我的腿–我想是断了，”埃里克呻吟着说。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 抱怨

    If you groan about something, you complain about it.

    双语例句

    例：

    His parents were beginning to groan about the price of university tuition fees.

    他的父母开始抱怨大学的学费价格。

    4. [I 不及物动词] （木头移动时）发吱嘎声

    If wood or something made of wood groans, it makes a loud sound when it moves.

    双语例句

    例：

    The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.

    栋木吱嘎作响，地板也跟着动。

    5. [I 不及物动词] 堆满

    If you say that something such as a table groans under the weight of food, you are emphasizing that there is a lot of food on it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.

    吧台上摆满了大盘大盘非常新鲜的鱼。

    6. [I 不及物动词] 受重压

    If you say that someone or something is groaning under the weight of something, you think there is too much of that thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.

    高利率令消费者不堪重压。

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