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单词 moaner
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moaner
noun[C]
mainlyUKinformaldisapproving
uk
/ˈməʊ.nər/us
/ˈmoʊ.nɚ/
apersonwhocomplainsa lot, usually about something that does notseemimportantto otherpeople:
爱发牢骚的人
They're just a lot of moaners who are neversatisfied.他们就是一群爱发牢骚的人，永远不满足。
Oldpeoplehavegainedareputationfor beinggrumpy,belligerentmoaners.人们说老年人脾气暴躁、好斗又爱发牢骚。
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  • He may be anoldmoaner, but he's got aheartofgold.
  • Usually he is one of thebiggestmoaners around when I haveguests.
  • What abunchofwhiningmoaners you lot are.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • lodge
  • moaning minnie
  • mutter
  • nark
  • protestation
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
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(Definition ofmoanerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoaner

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The eternal moaners are always with us, making, as it always seems to me, exactly the same speech in every single debate.
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Does he accept that there is no greatermoanerin this country than the chemical industry?
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They are professional moaners and groaners, the people who pass resolutions.
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Finally, pay no attention to the moaners of the "defence at all costs" school.
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The fishing industry is not composed of people who belong to a breed of moaners.
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None of the eternal moaners is present today.
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There were whingers and moaners early on, but that is understandable.
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Indeed, the moaners are talking a lot of nonsense.
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He has confounded and wrong-footed the professional moaners who carp about things being too little, too late.
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The way to handle defeat is not to sink into despondency; it is not to become a nation of moaners.
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We must not become a nation of moaners and whingers.
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One side of the ground has two small seated stands and a small open terrace known as moaners' corner.
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