moan英 [məʊn] 美 [moʊn]
vt. 以呻吟声说出；悲叹；抱怨；哀悼
n. 呻吟声；悲叹声；（尤指风的）呼啸声
vi. 呻吟；发出呻吟般的凄切声；悲叹；抱怨
呻吟； 呻吟声； 呜咽； 悲叹
复数：moans
过去式：moaned
过去分词：moaned
现在分词：moaning
第三人称单数：moans
（1）呻吟;呜咽 If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain.
Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side.
托尼在睡梦中发出呻吟声，然后翻了个身。
'My head, my head,' he moaned. 'I can't see.'
“我的头，我的头，”他呻吟着说，“我看不见了。”
Moan is also a noun.
Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.
突然，她发出了一声低沉而哽咽的呻吟，然后剧烈地颤抖起来。
.her moan of sorrow. 她难过的呻吟声
（2）抱怨;发牢骚 To moan means to complain or speak in a way which shows that you are very unhappy.
I used to moan if I didn't get at least six hours' sleep at night.
过去如果晚上的
睡眠时间不足6小时的话，我就会抱怨。
moaning about the weather..
抱怨天气
They moan on a lot about money.
他们对钱的事情抱怨不已。
Meg moans, 'I hated it!'... 梅格抱怨道：“我不想这样！”
The gardener was moaning that he had another garden to do later that morning.
园丁当时抱怨说，上午晚些时候他还要到另一个花园干活。
（3）抱怨 A moan is a complaint.
They have been listening to people's gripes, moans and praise.
他们一直在倾听人们的牢骚、抱怨和表扬。
（4）抱怨；发牢骚 If you have a moan, you complain about something.
You can go see him and have a good old moan.
你可以去看看他，好好地诉诉苦。
（5）低沉的声音 A moan is a low noise.
.the occasional moan of the wind round the corners of the house.
风刮过屋角时间或发出的呼啸声
the moan of distant traffic. 远处车流传来的低沉的嘈杂声
groan, moan, sign, sob
这些名词(动词)均有“叹息声，叹息”之意。
groan： 侧重指因受到难忍受的精神负担或强烈的痛苦等而发出沉重的呻吟，也指显示强烈不满的叹息声。
sign： 多指无意识地发出表示沮丧、悲痛、悔恨或厌倦等情绪的深沉叹息。
sob： 指抽噎声或呜咽声，或边说边哭
groan英 [grəʊn] 美 [groʊn]
vi. 呻吟；发牢骚；抱怨；吱嘎声：因压力而发出声响
vt. 呻吟着说，呻吟着表示 n. 呻吟，叹息；呻吟般的声音
呻吟； 叹息； 哼，呻吟； 呻吟声
复数：groans
过去式：groaned
过去分词：groaned
现在分词：groaning
第三人称单数：groans
（1）呻吟；叹息
Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain.
他慢慢地睁开眼睛，并发出痛苦的呻吟。
They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan.
他们瞥了一眼躺在地上的男人，那人现在开始呻吟起来。
She was making small groaning noises. 她发出轻轻的呻吟声。
Groan is also a noun.
She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.
她听到他发出一声令人悲悯的低沉的呻吟声。
As his ball flew wide, there was a collective groan from the stands.
他将球踢飞了，看台上一片叹息声。
（2）不高兴地低声说；咕哝
'My leg — I think it's broken,' Eric groaned.
“我的腿——我想是断了，”
埃里克咕哝着说
（3）动词抱怨；发牢骚
His parents were beginning to groan about the price of college tuition.
他的父母开始抱怨大学的学费太贵。
Groan is also a noun.
Listen sympathetically to your child's moans and groans about what she can't do.
当你的孩子因不能做某些事情而发牢骚的时候，你应该抱着一颗理解的心去倾听。
（4）（树木等）发出嘎吱声
The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。
（5）动词堆满，摆满，装满（食物）
The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
吧台上摆满了大碟大碟非常新鲜的鱼。
a table groaning with food.
堆满了食物的桌子
（6）动词受…重压；受…折磨；不堪重负
Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.
高利率令消费者不堪重负。
Bookshelves groan under the burden of books on threats to the environment.
书架上摆满了有关环境威胁的书，不堪重负。