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moan (obj) COMPLAINHmEJn, $moJnv, n infmldisapproving (to make) a complaint made in an unhappy voice, esp. about something which does not seem important to other people不满,牢骚,抱怨Thelma is always moaning ( about something), which is stupid because she has a very pleasant life. [I]萨尔玛总是爱抱怨,这很愚蠢因为她生活很愉快。"I don't like potatoes, " he moaned. [+ clause]“我不喜欢土豆,”他抱怨道。She moans (that) she's too hot, so you open the window and then she complains that it's too cold. [+ (that) clause]她抱怨说她太热,所以人家打开了窗户,然后她又抱怨说太冷了。Apart from a slight moan about the service our meal was most enjoyable. [C]除了对服务有点不满之外,我们的这顿饭还是很令人愉快的。(Br infml) A moaning minnie is someone who annoys other people by complaining all the time.爱发牢骚者I wish you'd just stop being such a moaning minnie!我希望你别再发牢骚!
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