groan

groan
verb
[no obj.]
  1. make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair
    （因痛苦或失望而）呻吟，发哼哼声
    Marty groaned and pulled the blanket over his head.
    马蒂痛苦地呻吟了一声，拉起毯子蒙住了头。
    ■[with direct speech]say something in a despairing or miserable tone
    （失望或痛苦地）呻吟着说
    ‘Oh God!’ I groaned.
    “噢，上帝啊！”我呻吟道。
    ■complain; grumble
    抱怨；不满地嘟囔
    they were moaning and groaning about management.
    他们对管理层怨语不断。
    ■(of a thing) make a low creaking or moaning sound when pressure or weight is applied
    （物体受重压时）发嘎吱声
    James slumped back into his chair, making it groan and bulge.
    詹姆士重重坐回椅子上，椅子被压得吱嘎作响。
    ■(groan beneath/under)(figurative)be oppressed by
    (喻)受苦，受压迫
    families groaning under mortgage increases.
    被增加的抵押贷款压得透不过气来的家庭。
noun
  1. a deep inarticulate sound made in pain or despair
    （表示痛苦或失望而发的）呻吟声
    ■a complaint
    抱怨
    able to listen with sincerity to everyone's moans and groans.
    能够诚恳地倾听每个人的申诉和抱怨。
    ■a low creaking or moaning sound made by an object or device under pressure
    （物体受重压时发出的）嘎吱声
    the protesting groan of timbers.
    樑木不堪重负的嘎吱声。
派生
groaner
noun
groaningly
adverb
语源
  1. Old English grānian, of Germanic origin; related to German greinen 'grizzle, whine', grinsen 'grin', also probably to grin
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