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groan

释义

groan

noun countable

UK /ɡrəʊn/

Word Forms

singular	groan
plural	groans

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a long low sound that a person makes, especially when they are in pain or unhappy
Synonyms and related words
Expressing pain
cry
cry out
eina
1. 1a
  a long low sound made by something as it moves
  Synonyms and related words
  Low sounds
  clunk
  drone
  groan
2
a complaint
They’ve got the usual moans and groans like everybody else.
Synonyms and related words
Complaints
complaint
protest
grievance

groan

noun countable

US /ɡroʊn/

Word Forms

singular	groan
plural	groans

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a long low sound that a person makes, especially when they are in pain or unhappy
Synonyms and related words
Expressing pain
cry
cry out
eina
1. 1a
  a long low sound made by something as it moves
  Synonyms and related words
  Low sounds
  clunk
  drone
  groan
2
a complaint
They’ve got the usual moans and groans like everybody else.
Synonyms and related words
Complaints
complaint
protest
grievance

groan

verb

UK /ɡrəʊn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	groan
he/she/it	groans
present participle	groaning
past tense	groaned
past participle	groaned

1
intransitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to make a long low sound, for example because you are in pain or unhappy
Synonyms and related words
To make a communicative sound
applaud
blow (someone) a raspberry
cheer
Synonyms and related words
Expressing pain
cry
cry out
eina
1. 1a
  if wood, metal, or another material groans, it makes a long low sound as it moves
  The floorboards groaned under the weight of the dancers.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a quiet or low sound
  babble
  cluck
  drone
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a sound while moving
  splash
  rattle
  groan
2
intransitive/transitive to speak about something in a way that shows you are unhappy
‘Oh no,’ he groaned when he saw who it was.
The other people in the queue were moaning and groaning.
Synonyms and related words
To complain
complain
mutter
lodge
3
intransitive if one thing groans under another, it can only just support or bear it
groan under/beneath:
The system was groaning under an avalanche of applications.
Synonyms and related words
To carry something or someone
carry
hold
bring
1. 3a
  Britishif a table groans with food, there is a lot of food on it
  groan with/under:
  The long tables were groaning under the weight of fresh fish.
  Synonyms and related words
  To carry something or someone
  carry
  hold
  bring

groan

verb

US /ɡroʊn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	groan
he/she/it	groans
present participle	groaning
past tense	groaned
past participle	groaned

1
intransitive Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to make a long low sound, for example because you are in pain or unhappy
Synonyms and related words
To make a communicative sound
applaud
cheer
clap
Synonyms and related words
Expressing pain
cry
cry out
eina
1. 1a
  if wood, metal, or another material groans, it makes a long low sound as it moves
  The floorboards groaned under the weight of the dancers.
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a quiet or low sound
  babble
  cluck
  drone
  Synonyms and related words
  To make a sound while moving
  splash
  rattle
  groan
2
intransitive/transitive to speak about something in a way that shows you are unhappy
“Oh no,” he groaned when he saw who it was.
The other people in the line were moaning and groaning.
Synonyms and related words
To complain
complain
mutter
lodge
3
intransitive if one thing groans under another, it can only just support or bear it
groan under/beneath:
The system was groaning under an avalanche of applications.
Synonyms and related words
To carry something or someone
carry
hold
bring
1. 3a
  Britishif a table groans with food, there is a lot of food on it
  groan with/under:
  The long tables were groaning under the weight of fresh fish.
  Synonyms and related words
  To carry something or someone
  carry
  hold
  bring

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