a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
呻吟声;呜咽声
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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
(尤指风的)凄切声;呜咽声
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the moan of the wind in the chimneys. 烟囱里的萧萧风声。
〈非正式〉 不满;牢骚
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there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation. 有人抱怨汽车通风不好。
make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
呻吟;呜咽
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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
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[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,发凄厉声
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the foghorn moaned at intervals. 雾角不时凄切地拉响。
[reporting verb]
〈非正式〉 抱怨;发牢骚
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[no obj.]
passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches 乘客抱怨车厢里载人过多
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[with clause]
my husband moans that I'm not as slim as when we first met. 我丈夫抱怨说我不如我俩初次相遇时那样苗条了。
〈诗/文〉 悲叹;哀悼。
" Middle English (in the sense ‘complaint or lamentation’): of unknown origin."