moan

pronunciation

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  • 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

Word Origin

moan 呻吟

可能来自拟声词,模仿呻吟的声音。

Example

1. Scientists habitually moan that the public doesn 't understand them .
科学家们习惯性地抱怨公众不理解他们。
2. But even in abu salim , people moan about inflation .
不过即使在abusalim,人们也在抱怨着通货膨胀。
3. They have less time to moan at you and tend to keep better company .
她们没有那么多时间跟你抱怨,身边的朋友往往也更优秀。
4. Businessmen moan about rigid labour laws , which there is little political will to reform .
商人们抱怨苛刻的劳工法,而政府对修善并没有多少政治意愿。
5. When you are forced to cut back , you can moan , or you can find joy .
当你被迫缩减开支时,你可以抱怨不已,也可以从中寻找乐趣。

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