| 释义 |
moan /məʊn/ n. | vi. | vt.
I n.
1. 呻吟声；呜咽声
Each time she moved her leg she let out a moan. 每次她一挪腿总要呻吟一声。
say with moans 呜咽着说
2. (风、水流等发出的)凄切声
the moan of the wind 萧萧风声
the moan of the brooklet 溪流的呜咽声
3. 〈口〉不满；牢骚
It's the one moan I have about the competition. 那是我对这次比赛唯一不满之点。
His constant moan is that no one understands him. 他老是抱怨没人理解他。
4. 〈罕〉悲叹；哀悼
II ❶ vi.
1. 呻吟；呜咽
He moaned in pain. 他在痛苦中呻吟。
2. 发出呻吟般的凄切声
The winter winds moaned through the bare branches. 冬天的寒风凄厉地掠过光秃秃的树枝。
3. 〈口〉悲叹；哀悼；抱怨
moan for the dead 哀掉死者
Don't moan, it doesn't help solve your problems. 别抱怨，那无助于解决你的问题。
❷ vt.
1. 以呻吟(或呜咽)声说出
She moaned that she was so stiff that she couldn't move. 她呻吟着说她僵硬得动弹不得。
2. 悲叹；哀悼；抱怨
moan one's fate 为自己的命运而悲叹
moan sb.'s death 哀悼某人之死
He is always moaning his luck. 他老是抱怨自己的运气。
[< ME mone; 与 OE mǣnan to complain 有关] |