make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc
(因痛苦、失望或愉悦而)呻吟,发哼哼声
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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
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Oh God!’ I groaned .“噢,上帝啊!”我呻吟道。
complain; grumble
抱怨;不满地嘟囔
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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
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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。
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因承载…而吃重,受…重压
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tables groan with joints of venison .桌子上堆满了大块大块的鹿肉,有点吃不住了。
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〈喻〉 受…的压迫
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families groaning under mortgage increases .被增加的抵押贷款压得透不过气来的家庭。
a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair or pleasure, etc
(表示痛苦、失望或愉悦而发的)呻吟声。
a complaint
抱怨
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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
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the protesting groan of timbers .樑木不堪重负的嘎吱声。
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groan inwardly feel dismayed by something but remain silent 暗暗叫苦,内心叫苦everything has a tepid inevitability, and even as you smile you may be groaning inwardly . 每件事多少都有它的必然性 -
即使你是在笑,你也可能在暗暗叫苦
"Old English