groan
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth); ~ (with sth) make a deep sad sound when in pain, or to express despair, disapproval or distress 呻吟; 嘆息
`I've been hit,' he groaned, ie said with a groan. `打中我了, 他呻吟道.
She groaned with pain. 她痛苦地呻吟.
The audience groaned at his terrible jokes. 他講的笑話很糟, 聽眾發(fā)出了不滿的嘆息聲.
2
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (of things) make a noise like that of groaning (指東西)發(fā)出似呻吟的聲音
The ship's timbers groaned during the storm. 船骨在暴風(fēng)雨中吱咯作響.
(b) [Ipr] ~ with sth (fig 比喻) be heavily laden with sth 受到某物的重壓; 裝滿或堆滿某物
a table groaning with food 布滿食物的桌子.
3 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (on) (about/over sth) (derog 貶) complain irritably; moan 氣憤地發(fā)牢騷; 抱怨
She's always groaning on about how much work she has to do. 她總抱怨自己得干很多活兒.
4 [Ipr] ~ beneath/under sth (fig esp rhet 比喻, 尤作修辭) suffer or be oppressed by sth 受苦; 受某事之迫
poor people groaning beneath/under the weight of heavy taxes 在苛稅重壓下的貧民.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) ,groan `inwardly feel like groaning at sth but remain silent 暗中叫苦
She groaned inwardly as she saw the fresh pile of work on her desk. 她看到自己辦公桌上又是一堆要處理的東西就暗自叫苦. groan, n
1 deep sound made when in pain, etc 呻吟; 嘆息
the groans of an injured man 傷者的呻吟
give a groan of dismay 發(fā)出氣餒的呻吟
The chair gave a groan as he sat down in it. 他往下一坐, 椅子就發(fā)出了響聲.
2 (usu sing 通常作單數(shù)) (fig infml 比喻, 口) person or thing that makes people groan 令人呻吟、 嘆息的人或事物
a joke, story, person that is a bit of a groan 令人嘆息的笑話、 故事、 人.