| 释义 |
moan
I. \ˈmōn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mone, man, mane, moon, from (assumed) Old English mān lamentation, moan; perhaps akin to Old English mǣnan to have in mind, purpose — more at mean
1. : lamentation, complaint
< made a great moan if he had to work — D.H.Lawrence >
2.
a. : a low prolonged sound indicative of pain or of grief
b. : any similar low mournful or murmuring sound
3. obsolete : a state of lamentation : sorrow, grief
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to bewail audibly : lament, bemoan
< moaned that their absence accounted for the low state of learning — Joseph Dorfman >
2. : to utter wailingly or with lamentation
< moan and warble the latest cowboy songs — D.B.Davis >
intransitive verb
1. : lament, complain
< moaning over the inadequate proofs of the existence of God — W.L.Sullivan >
2.
a. : to make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain : groan softly
b. : to emit a sound like a moan
< the wind moaned in the trees > |