| 词汇 | example_english_groan |
| 释义 | Examples of groanThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The machinery might well have creaked and groaned, but printers and authors could still have felt intimidated by its operation. At this point, the bandaged puppet groaned and made a sad face. Private enterprise at the present time is groaning under the burdens of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They also argued that the country groaned under too much bureaucracy and that therefore individual freedom and creativity were being suppressed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One presses buttons and says "leaders", and one gets a chorus of groans; one says "elite", and one gets a chorus of groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moans and groans and the shaking of a head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In spite of the groans and despondency which we hear all around and in which we indulge ourselves, the picture is not universally gloomy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole country is groaning under a burden of taxation so heavy that it is materially diminishing our chance of recovery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They, together with the teachers, civil servants and gas workers, who have all been groaning under the burden, are sent empty away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to hear some groans behind me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been moaning and groaning, but people have carried on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have said, first, that industry has been groaning under a burden of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am extremely glad that recruiting is good and that we have not heard moans and groans about recruiting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More than that, millions now groaning under the iron yoke of tyranny will be given new hope of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The judiciary are now required to preside over a system of criminal and civil justice increasingly groaning under the strain of under-resourcing and understaffing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are always groaning and moaning about too much public expenditure, but they lost an opportunity here to add to the public purse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All we hear, all the moans and groans, are on behalf of people at the top of the ladder, the people earning £8,000, £9,000, £10,000, £20,000 or £30,000 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these proposals, valuable as they are, are only necessary because of the excessive taxation under which we are groaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thirdly, we need an alternative to the creasing, groaning machinery of getting help to disabled people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was rather upset by the moans and groans about the new training scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What has taken place as a result of the moaning and groaning of the big bookmakers is most certainly a conspiracy against the public interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cessation of that will essentially pose extra burdens for dioceses, deaneries and parishes such as mine, which are already groaning under financial pressures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this time the earth is groaning and men do not know what is going to happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear constant whining and groaning about labour relations, and it is all at the expense of trade unionists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The nation's pill cabinets are groaning with pills and medicines which have been prescribed but which are surplus to requirements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When he replies, it will be no use his moaning and groaning about his difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When two or three supplementaries are put on any scientific problem, it inevitably evokes groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He swept all that aside in his catalogue of moans and groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nowithstanding these extraordinary recruitment figures, the machine is still groaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have the floodgates open, and the country is groaning under the weight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people are groaning under the weight of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are groaning under the weight of government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If this had come from a private owner, instead of cheers we should have had protestations and groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The great working-class outside is groaning under the conditions that prevail and it is expecting us to do something to alleviate those conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I only wish that a great many of the people who sent them here could hear these groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The miners have been groaning under this weight for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is a fact that the storehouses are groaning with cereals at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far be it from me to impose any extra burdens on any part of the academic world which already groans under conditions of every kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the midst of that, a patient in bed groaned and turned distinctly green. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that the health service is groaning, with too many managers, middle-ranking executives, spin doctors and others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is much moaning and groaning about our not being able to maintain the birth rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We take up the individual complaints and the moans and groans of the average soldier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall now draw my remarks to a close, probably to groans of delight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I walked beside it, but the awful groans it made spoilt the tranquility of the golf course, and its reliability left much to be desired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country is groaning under taxation at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people there are groaning under the rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The simple fact is that business, particularly manufacturing, is groaning under the weight of regulations, taxes, new legislation, an overvalued exchange rate and foreign competition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The waiting times are appalling; the accident and emergency departments are groaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The usual preliminary to a lobby is a few ritualised groans about how difficult things are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My constituents note that the south-east is groaning under the weight of development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our country is absolutely groaning under a burden of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people are groaning and crying and saying that what has happened is terrible, but it was bound to happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would then be doing a better service than by moaning and groaning because this increase has been imposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the contrary, we hear the protests and groans from the consumer against the prices he has had to pay for all kinds of goods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was groaning to hear his opinion that this was not a burning issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mums and dads were exchanging the moans and groans as well as the happy times and the funny stories that children inevitably provide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are groaning with patients, and in many cases they have a waiting list. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear moaning and groaning and sniping and griping, but never any congratulations on the achievements of those who work in the national health service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The crowds-which had assembled when the excursionists were starting in the morning showed their hostility by groaning, but the police prevented any collision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the matter was raised more recently, we did not appear to hear those groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that sounds like a list of moans and groans, that is because it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever groans there may be, this is a principle which we as back benchers must abhor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard groans from behind when several of us got up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of the moaning and groaning that we hear from other areas is based on a pessimistic approach to their local economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They exhibit the same signs of intense irritation, the moaning, the groaning and the screams which are observed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You want them to fight in defence of you, in defence of conditions under which they are groaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am moaning and groaning because it does not go far enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are able to carry this great burden, if not with a smile, at least without groaning and panting, and the nation shows every sign of being able to endure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the mass of the people are struggling under severe difficulties, is it right that we should complicate those difficulties, especially for those who are otherwise groaning under oppression? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local employers of labour were groaning beneath a burden of taxation, and they are singing a song with the object of seeking release from that taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Others are groaning under the strain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He alone of all the front rank statesmen of the present day may live to hear the cheering turn to ululation and the applause to groans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My experience is that if an instruction such as that were given there would be a few moans and groans but it would be accepted in the long run. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The moaning and groaning will be long forgotten because there will have been an improvement to the environment in which we live and that will be welcomed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not aware that groaned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The immense burden borne by the groaning but proud taxpayer has raised the standard of living of this country to a level to which no other country has been raised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now he is moaning and groaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many whinged and groaned about the supposed demise of optical services, questioned our commitment to going ahead with the survey and pressed us for the results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The country is groaning under taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The place is groaning with food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have decided that it is better to use their industry and undercut our export markets while we are groaning under the burden of arms production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result of this vast increase in the army of unemployed, local authorities all over the country are groaning under burdens which many of them are unable to bear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, we concentrate too much on the bigger firms and not enough on the smaller businesses which jointly employ many people, but which are groaning under the weight of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result probably will be that again the ratepayers will have to contribute when they certainly ought not to do so, seeing they already are groaning under grievous burdens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does it fail to produce the groans that meet split infinitives and instances of singular they? He groans and at the same instant folds both his arms as if trying to seize hold of the angel hovering above him. The military were fully alerted and when the village priest read out the details the police were in attendance to stifle the groans of disbelief with which they were met. The audience was disposed to give the play a fair hearing, but its patience quickly grew thin and the evening ended in a riot of laughs and groans. The bookshelves in her office groan with work on historical institutions - the state is back in with a vengeance. I push the door open and groan with frustration, the room is tiny like a matchbox. A pale ray of the gloomy moon struck the fountain, when a subdued groan was heard on the breeze and there, at the fountain's edge, the phantom appeared to me. In this sense, moaning and groaning solves nothing in politics. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have come to expect our supermarket shelves to be overloaded and groaning with food 24 hours a day. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The references in the report to poverty, the environment, employment rights and so forth are an insult to the peoples groaning beneath imperialist sovereignty and capitalist exploitation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have inherited a system groaning under the burden of bureaucracy and inefficiency, and we are determined to get people off benefit and into work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend says the ratepayer is groaning under the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every industry is groaning under the burden of taxation, and gradually we are having additional burdens of taxation imposed on industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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