groan

/ɡrəʊn/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

呻吟；抱怨；发出低沉的声响

释义与例句

v. 呻吟；抱怨；发出低沉的声响
to make a long low sound because of pain, unhappiness or pressure, or to complain
  1. The injured man groaned in pain as they lifted him.
    人们抬起那名受伤男子时，他痛苦地呻吟起来。
  2. The old wooden stairs groaned under his weight.
    老旧的木楼梯在他的踩踏下发出低沉的吱呀声。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Employees groaned when they heard about another weekend meeting.
    员工们听说又要开周末会议时都抱怨起来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 groan 可指人因疼痛“呻吟”或“抱怨”，也可指木头、系统等受压“作响、不堪重负”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • moan 呻吟；抱怨
    moan 和 groan 都可表示呻吟或抱怨；groan 常指较低沉、短促的声音，也可形容物体受压作响，moan 常指持续而低缓的呻吟。
    She moaned softly because her head was hurting. 她因为头疼而轻声呻吟。
常见搭配
  • groan in pain 痛苦地呻吟
    He groaned in pain when the doctor touched his injured shoulder. 医生碰到他受伤的肩膀时，他痛苦地呻吟起来。
  • groan with effort 因用力而哼出声
    She groaned with effort as she lifted the heavy suitcase onto the shelf. 她用力把沉重的行李箱抬到架子上，累得哼了一声。
  • groan under pressure 在压力下不堪重负
    The transport system is groaning under pressure from a growing population. 人口不断增长，交通系统正不堪重负。