moan

moan
noun

a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
呻吟声；呜咽声
she gave a low moan of despair.
她绝望地低沉呻吟了一声。
■a sound resembling this, especially one made by the wind
（尤指风）凄切声；呜咽声
the moan of the wind in the chimneys.
烟囱里的萧萧风声。
■(informal)a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others
(非正式)不满；牢骚
there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation.
有人抱怨汽车通风不好。

verb

[no obj.]make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
呻吟；呜咽
just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes.
正在那时，他们的病人呻吟着睁开了双眼。
[with direct speech]‘Oh God,’ I moaned.
“哦，天哪，”我呻吟道。
■(of a thing) make a sound resembling this
（物）发呻吟音，凄厉发声
the foghorn moaned at intervals.
雾喇叭不时凄切地拉响。
■[reporting verb](informal)complain or grumble, typically about something trivial
(非正式)抱怨；发牢骚
[no obj.]passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches.
乘客抱怨车厢里载人过多。
[with clause]my husband moans that I'm not as slim as when we first met.
我丈夫抱怨我不如初遇时那样苗条了。
■(poetic/literary)lament
(诗／文)悲叹；哀悼

派生
moaner
noun
moanful
adjective
语源

Middle English (in the sense 'complaint or lamentation'): of unknown origin

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