• vi. 呻吟；抱怨；发吱嘎声
• vt. 呻吟；抱怨
• n. 呻吟；叹息；吱嘎声

拟声词，呻吟的声音。

groan

groan: see grin

groan (v.)

Old English granian "to utter a deep, low-toned breath expressive of grief or pain; to murmur; to lament," from Proto-Germanic *grain- (cognates: Old Norse grenja "to howl"), of imitative origin, or related to grin (v.). Meaning "complain" is from early 13c., especially in Middle English phrase grutchen and gronen. As an expression of disapproval, by 1799. Related: Groaned; groaning.

groan (n.)

late 14c., from groan (v); earlier grane (early 14c.).

1. She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.

她听到他发出一声令人悲悯的低沉的呻吟声。

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2. They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan.

他们瞥了一眼躺在地上的男人，那人现在开始呻吟起来。

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3. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.

这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。

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4. Bookshelves groan under the burden of books on threats to the environment.

书架上摆满了有关环境威胁的书，不堪重负。

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5. The platforms groan with homeward-bound commuters.

月台在下班赶着回家的通勤族脚下不堪重负。

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