groan
- IPA[ɡrəʊn]
英式
- make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.；say something in a despairing or miserable tone
- a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.；a complaint
verb: groan, 3rd person present: groans, gerund or present participle: groaning, past tense: groaned, past participle: groaned
noun: groan, plural noun: groans
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc. Marty groaned and pulled the blanket over his head 同義詞
- ▪ say something in a despairing or miserable tone ‘Oh no!’ I groaned 同義詞
- ▪ complain; grumble they were moaning and groaning about management 同義詞
- 2. (of an object) make a low creaking sound when pressure or weight is applied James slumped back into his chair, making it groan 同義詞
- ▪ be heavily loaded with tables groan with joints of venison
- ▪ be oppressed by families groaning under mortgage increases
名詞
- 1. a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc. she lay back with a groan 同義詞
- ▪ a complaint listen to everyone's moans and groans 同義詞
- 2. a low creaking sound made by an object under pressure the protesting groan of timbers 同義詞
