| 词汇 | groaning |
| 释义 | groaning present participle ofgroan groan verb[ I ] uk /ɡrəʊn/ us /ɡroʊn/ groanverb[I] (MAKE SOUND)C2 to make a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness: （表示痛苦的）呻吟声;（表示不高兴的）哼哼声，叹息声 He collapsed, groaning with pain.他痛苦地呻吟着倒了下去。 [ + speech ]"Not again," he groaned (= said in a low unhappy voice).“够了，”他不满地说。 to complain or speak unhappily: 抱怨，埋怨 moan and groanShe's always moaning and groaning (= complaining a lot) about the weather.她总是嘟嘟囔囔不停地抱怨天气。 He groaned with pain before losing consciousness. He groaned at the sight of all the dirty dishes piled everywhere. When the computer crashed again, he groaned with frustration. "I'm fed up with you moaning and groaning all the time!," she shouted. The crash victim groaned as they lifted her gently onto a stretcher. Sounds made by humans with their mouths catcaller catcalling caterwauling crow crunch crunch on something embouchure groan rasp raspberry squall squally ululate ululation unsounded vocalization wail whistle whoop yelp You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sadness and regret Pain & painful Complaining groanverb[I] (HAVE TOO MUCH)to carry or have a very large quantity of something: At this time of year the plum trees are groaning with fruit. His bookshelves groan under works by Turgenev, Chekhov, and Camus. Souvenir stalls groan under the weight of tacky merchandise. We were greeted by the sight of groaning buffet tables. to find it difficult to manage or continue because you have too much of something: After little investment in infrastructure for 25 years, the transport system is groaning. The hospitals are already groaning with urgent cases. Households are groaning under unprecedented amounts of debt. They groan under the weight of too many expectations. The dining table groans beneath platters of cakes, pastries, cookies and fruit. The judicial system is groaning under heavy case loads. Our groaning jails are actually making crime worse. Physical supports and supporting abutment bearing bolster bookend bracket burden buttress groan load-bearing modillion pier pile pillar prop prop something up rafter sinew underpin unsupported weight-bearing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Experiencing difficulties Examples of groaninggroaning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Groaning and screaming throughout the sessions, he was neither willing nor able to verbalize the terror that seized him. They are now most remarkable for their weight, only the groaning shelves testify to their existence, and thus they can begin to be thought of as something other than literature. Such was the groaning and creaking. Whining, groaning, grating, gurgling, snarling, even screeching, could all make telling contributions where appropriate. Vocal and physical expressions of anguish permissible to little children or to women of various ages - crying, groaning, screaming - are not socially acceptable for grown men outside a hospital ward. As at present organised, they are constantly groaning and creaking under the burden of their increased criminal business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be achieved only at great administrative cost, and the country is already groaning under the weight of too much administration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 It is the people who are moaning and groaning here this afternoon. 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 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 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. 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