moan[məun]

• n.
  • 呻吟声；呜咽声
  • [口语]不满；牢骚
  • (水流、风发出的)凄切声；萧萧声；呼啸声
  • [罕用语]悲叹；哀悼
• vi.
  • 呻吟；呜咽：

    The sick girl moaned a while, and then fell asleep.

    那个生病的女孩呻吟了一会就睡着了。

    The wounded man moaned ceaselessly.

    那个伤员呻吟不止。

  • 发出呻吟般的凄切声：

    The wind was moaning through the trees.

    风声凄厉地穿过树林。

  • [口语]悲叹；抱怨；哀悼：

    to moan over the death of one's friend

    哀悼朋友之死

    He's always moaning about how hard he has to work.

    他总是抱怨他得多么辛苦地工作。

• vt.
  • 以呻吟声说出：

    The prisoner moaned(out) a prayer for help.

    囚犯呻吟着祈求帮助。

  • 悲叹；哀悼；抱怨：

    He's always moaning that he has too much work to do

    他总是抱怨他有太多的工作要做。

    to moan over a new import tax

    抱怨新的进口税