n (1)呻吟(叹息)声(low，mournful sound of regret，pain，or sorrow)[C]：～s from a sick man/from someone trapped under the rubble 一个病人发出的/有人压在石头下面发出的呻吟声;hear the～s of the wounded soldiers 听见伤兵的呻吟声;Her tears and～s were pitiful.她的泪水和呻吟令人同情。let out/give/utter a～of pain 发出痛苦的呻吟;He sank back with a long～of pain.他长叹一声就仰面倒下了。〖同〗groan;

(2)风等的凄切(厉)声(low sound as if of pain as made by the wind，etc)[U，the～][N(of)](fig)：the～of the wind/the brooklet大风的呼啸声/溪水潺潺;

(3)抱怨，牢骚(complaint)[C](infml)：have some～s 发牢骚;a slight～about the service对服务略有不满;That's one of his frequent～s.那是他常发的牢骚。She answered every question with a～.她每回答一个问题，就发一句牢骚。〖同〗complaint;

→′moaner n 发牢骚者，呻吟者;′moanful a 呻吟的;悲伤的;′moanfully adv 凄切地，悲伤地;

v (1)呻吟(地说)(make a low，mournful sound of regret，pain and sorrow;or a sound that gives the idea of sadness or suffering)[I，I+adv，T+n]：He lay～ing on the deck.他躺在甲板上呻吟着。The sick child～ed in pain/in his sleep/with (from) pain/ceaselessly.生病的孩子痛苦地/在睡梦中/因病痛/不停地呻吟。～one's misfortunes/one's fate 哀叹自己的不幸遭遇/自己的不幸命运;～sb's death哀叹某人之死;“Let me die，what am I going to do?”he～ed.“让我死了吧，我该怎么办?”他悲伤地说。The wind～ed in the trees/round the house.风在树丛中/绕着房子哀鸣。〖同〗 groan，sigh，sob;

(2)抱怨(complain(about sth))[I，I+prep(about)，I+adv](infml)：Stop～ing. 别抱怨了。be always～ing about money/the unjust way in which one's been treated/how hard one has to work/how poor one is总是抱怨钱少/对自己的不公正待遇/得拼命工作/自己太穷了;What's she～ing about now? 她在抱怨什么呢?〖同〗complain