词汇 | moaning |
释义 | moaning present participle ofmoan moan verb[ I or T ] uk /məʊn/ us /moʊn/ moanverb[I or T] (SOUND)C2 to make a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion: 呻吟;呜咽 He moaned with pain before losing consciousness.他痛苦地呻吟,随后就失去了知觉。 "Let me die," he moaned.“让我死吧。”他呻吟道。 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 moanverb[I or T] (COMPLAIN)C2informaldisapproving to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people: 抱怨,发牢骚 Thelma's always moaning (about something), and forgets how lucky she actually is.特尔玛总爱抱怨,忘记了实际上她是多么地幸运。 [ + speech ]"I don't like potatoes," he moaned.“我不爱吃土豆,”他抱怨说。 [ + (that) ]First she moans (that) she's too hot, and then that she's too cold.起初她抱怨说太热了,然后又说太冷了。 After a lot of moaning and groaning, they eventually started work.在嘟嘟囔囔抱怨了一阵之后,他们终于开始干活了。 Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour grizzle make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon peep remonstrate representation start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner Related wordmoaner Examples of moaningmoaning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nowadays moaning about the present state and the future prospects of the discipline seems to be the distinctive mark of economic historians. Cuica sounds have an animal-like quality that resemble sounds of crying, moaning and wailing. In terms of function, vocalizations that are part of the infraphonological framework differ from ' vocal signals ' such as crying, moaning, and laughing, which have relatively fixed forms and communicative functions. I am opposed to the individuals who go about moaning about conditions which they say are going to pull us down as a nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But equally it does not justify our moaning if we find ourselves in them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, amongst other things, destroys the whole of the moaning and weeping we have always had about being in office but not in power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often when workers are aggrieved they go on moaning, eventually moaning to the management, and then comes a breaking point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Manufacturers are whining and moaning about a high pound, saying that they cannot export. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use moaning about it afterwards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can continue moaning to this place, which takes not a blind bit of notice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been moaning about it for years, and hoping that we can get something better in its place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is moaning, yet we are taking action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he simply refuse to listen to moaning minnies who put an alternative viewpoint? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone gets the notice and everyone starts moaning about the notice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That being so, they ought not to talk about us moaning. 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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