groan

英 [ɡrəʊn]

美 [ɡroʊn]

v.  呻吟; 叹息; 哼哼; 发出似呻吟的声音
n.  呻吟声; 叹息声; 哼哼声; 嘎吱声

过去式：groaned　现在分词：groaning　复数：groans　第三人称单数：groans　过去分词：groaned　

CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6209 / COCA.7178

同义词辨析

sighgroanmoan【导航词义：叹息，呻吟】

短语用例

groan with sth

• 被某物堆满（或摆满、装满、充满）
  to be full of sth
  1. to groan with pain/pleasure
     痛苦地呻吟；高兴得直哼哼
  2. He lay on the floor groaning.
     他躺在地板上呻吟。
  3. We all groaned at his terrible jokes.
     他讲的笑话很糟糕，我们都发出不满的抱怨声。
  4. They were all moaning and groaning (= complaining) about the amount of work they had.
     他们对工作量都怨声载道。
  5. ‘It's a complete mess!’ she groaned.
     “这简直是一团糟！”她叹息道。

习惯用语

v.

groan under the weight of sth
• 在某物的折磨（或重压）下呻吟；被某物压得喘不过气来（或无法忍受）
  used to say that there is too much of sth

牛津词典

verb

• 呻吟；叹息；哼哼
  to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure
  1. to groan with pain/pleasure
     痛苦地呻吟；高兴得直哼哼
  2. He lay on the floor groaning.
     他躺在地板上呻吟。
  3. We all groaned at his terrible jokes.
     他讲的笑话很糟糕，我们都发出不满的抱怨声。
  4. They were all moaning and groaning (= complaining) about the amount of work they had.
     他们对工作量都怨声载道。
  5. ‘It's a complete mess!’ she groaned.
     “这简直是一团糟！”她叹息道。
• 发出似呻吟的声音
  to make a sound like a person groaning
  1. The trees creaked and groaned in the wind.
     树在风中嘎吱作响。

noun

• 呻吟声；叹息声；哼哼声；嘎吱声
  a long deep sound made when sb/sth groans
  1. She let out a groan of dismay.
     她发出沮丧的叹息声。
  2. He fell to the floor with a groan.
     他哼了一声倒在地板上。
  3. The house was filled with the cello's dismal squeaks and groans.
     房子里回荡着大提琴低沉而凄厉的声音。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 呻吟；叹息
  If yougroan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. She was making small groaning noises.
     她发出轻轻的呻吟声。
  4. Groanis also a noun.
     
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
• VERB 不高兴地低声说；咕哝
  If yougroansomething, you say it in a low, unhappy voice.
  1. 'My leg — I think it's broken,' Eric groaned.
     “我的腿——我想是断了，”埃里克咕哝着说。
• VERB 抱怨；发牢骚
  If yougroan aboutsomething, you complain about it.
  1. 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。
  2. Groanis also a noun.
     
  3. 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。
• VERB （树木等）发出嘎吱声
  If wood or something made of woodgroans, it makes a loud sound when it moves.
  1. 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。
• VERB 堆满，摆满，装满（食物）
  If you say that something such as a tablegroans underthe weight of food, you are emphasizing that there is a lot of food on it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a table groaning with food.
     堆满了食物的桌子
• VERB 受…重压；受…折磨；不堪重负
  If you say that someone or somethingis groaning underthe weight of something, you think there is too much of that thing.
  1. Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates...
     高利率令消费者不堪重负。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  Synonym:moan

verb

• indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
  1. The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets
  2. The ancient door soughed when opened
  Synonym:moan

双语例句

• 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。
• The old man uttered a groan.
  这老人发出一声呻吟。
• But there was one there who knew better, and when Wendy finished he uttered a hollow groan.
  可是，这儿有一个人比他们懂得更多，温迪讲完后，他发出了一声沉重的呻吟。
• Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror.
  目前我听到一个轻微的呻吟，我知道这是致命的恐怖呻吟。
• 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。
• With a groan he plunged back into his book.
  他哼了一声，又埋头读他的书去了。
• He fell to the floor with a groan.
  他哼了一声倒在地板上。
• She was making small groaning noises.
  她发出轻轻的呻吟声。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.
  人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。
• You will no doubt begin to moan, groan and whimper.
  你肯会开始不住的呻吟和啜泣。