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- a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure呻吟声; 呜咽声：
she gave a low moan of despair.
她绝望地低沉呻吟了一声。
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- a sound resembling this, especially one made by the wind（尤指风的）凄切声; 呜咽声：
the moan of the wind in the chimneys.
烟囱里的萧萧风声。
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- informal a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others〈非正式〉不满; 牢骚：
there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation.
有人抱怨汽车通风不好。
no obj.
1- make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure呻吟; 呜咽：
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
with direct speech 'Oh God,' I moaned.“哦, 天哪,"我呻吟道。
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- (of a thing) make a sound resembling this（物）发呻吟音, 发凄厉声：
the foghorn moaned at intervals.
雾角不时凄切地拉响。
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- reporting verb informal complain or grumble, typically about something trivial〈非正式〉抱怨; 发牢骚：
no obj. passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches乘客抱怨车厢里载人过多
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。
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- poetic/literary lament〈诗/文〉悲叹; 哀悼。
派生词
moaner
nounmoanful
adjective词源
Middle English （in the sense 'complaint or lamentation'）： of unknown origin.