moan
moan — 名詞
- moansingular
- moansplural
1. a drawn-out low noise that someone makes when they are hurt, ill, or feeling som
呻吟聲
因疼痛或強烈感受發出的低長聲音
a drawn-out low noise that someone makes when they are hurt, ill, or feeling something strongly.
Faisal let out a soft moan as the nurse cleaned the wound on his shoulder.
護士在清理 Faisal 肩膀的傷口時，他發出了一聲輕輕的呻吟。
let out + a moan (typical verb collocation)
A low moan came from under the blanket where the dog was hiding from the thunder.
毛毯下傳來一聲低沉的呻吟，狗狗正躲在裡面避開打雷。
a moan of + [reason], here from a frightened animal
Iris heard a faint moan coming from the next hospital bed in the middle of the night.
Iris 在半夜聽到隔壁病床傳來微弱的呻吟聲。
There was a deep moan of pleasure as Matthew sank into the hot bath after the long run.
Matthew 在長跑後泡進熱水裡，發出一聲深深的、舒服的呻吟。
文法句型
a moan of [emotion]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal; the sound itself is the noun. Often preceded by an adjective of length or pitch (long, low, soft, deep).
常見錯誤
2. an unhappy complaint about something, usually one that the listener finds petty
抱怨；牢騷
對小事不滿的口頭抱怨
an unhappy complaint about something, usually one that the listener finds petty or tiresome.
Yasmin always has a moan about the slow lift in her office building.
Yasmin 總是抱怨她辦公大樓的電梯太慢。
have a moan about + [thing] (fixed pattern, informal British)
After the picnic, Lucía listened to her uncle's usual moan about the price of petrol.
野餐結束後，Lucía 聽她叔叔照例抱怨油價。
I just need to have a quick moan about my noisy neighbours, then I'll feel better.
我只需要對我那些吵鬧的鄰居小抱怨一下，心情就會好了。
The team meeting turned into a long moan about the new office printer.
團隊會議變成了一場對新辦公室印表機的長篇抱怨。
文法句型
have a moan about something
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is the act of complaining (verbal), not a physical sound. Common British-English idiom 'have a moan'.
moan — 動詞
- moanpresent simple I / you / we / they
- moanshe / she / it
- moanedpast simple
- moaning-ing form
1. to make a slow, low noise from your throat because you are in pain, unwell, or f
呻吟
因疼痛或強烈感受發出低長聲音
to make a slow, low noise from your throat because you are in pain, unwell, or feeling something very strongly.
Bao moaned softly when the dentist touched the swollen tooth.
牙醫碰到那顆腫起來的牙齒時，Bao 輕輕地呻吟了一聲。
moan + adverb (softly, quietly, loudly)
The injured player lay on the grass and moaned in pain for several minutes.
受傷的球員躺在草地上，痛苦地呻吟了好幾分鐘。
moan in + [emotion]
Yara moaned with relief as she finally sat down after the long shift.
Yara 在漫長的班結束後終於坐下，舒服地呻吟了一聲。
The old wooden door moaned every time someone pushed it open.
每次有人推開那扇老舊的木門，它都會發出低沉的呻吟聲。
文法句型
moan in/with + [emotion]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal; can also describe a similar low sound made by an object (wind, doors, ships). Used both for pain and for pleasure or relief.
常見錯誤
2. to keep complaining in a slightly whiny way about something that other people se
抱怨；發牢騷
為小事用不滿語氣不停抱怨
to keep complaining in a slightly whiny way about something that other people see as small or unimportant.
Haruto's flatmates moan about the dirty kitchen every weekend.
Haruto 的室友每個週末都在抱怨廚房太髒。
moan about + [thing]
Stop moaning that the coffee is too hot and just wait for it to cool down.
別再抱怨咖啡太燙了，等它涼一下就好。
moan that + [clause]
Mira's father keeps moaning about how loud the music is at her parties.
Mira 的爸爸一直在抱怨她派對上的音樂太大聲。
Some passengers moaned about the small seats during the entire flight to Madrid.
整趟飛往馬德里的航程中，有些乘客一直抱怨座位太小。
文法句型
moan about something
moan that + clause
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is verbal complaining, not a physical sound. Speaker usually finds the complaint petty. Frequently 'moan about'; can also take a that-clause.