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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- moan
[məun]
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1.
vi.
(groan) 呻吟
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2.
vi.
[inf]
to moan (about sth) (complain) 抱怨(某事)
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3.
vi.
(say) 呻吟着说
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4.
noun
[c]
(groan) 呻吟
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5.
noun
(complaint) 抱怨
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- moan
[məʊn]
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1.
verb
呻吟；抱怨；哀叹
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2.
vi.
发出萧萧声，呜咽
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3.
n.[c]
呻吟声；抱怨声
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4.
n.[c]
萧萧声，呜咽声
Collins English-English Dictionary
- moan
[məυn]
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1.
n
a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading
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2.
n
any similar mournful sound, esp that made by the wind
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3.
n
a grumble or complaint
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4.
vb
to utter (words) in a low mournful manner
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5.
vi.
[intr]
to make a sound like a moan
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6.
vi.
[usually intr]
to grumble or complain (esp in the phrase moan and groan)
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: related to Old English mænan to grieve over
Examples
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to moan one's fate
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哀叹某人的命运
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We were struggling to bite back a sympathetic moan.
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我们努力咽下同情的悲叹声。
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不要受了一点挫折就唉声叹气。
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Don't moan and groan because of a little setback.
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痛得直呻吟
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moan and groan with pain
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长吁短叹
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utter sighs and groans; moan and groan
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