- 1v/ɡroʊn/ · /ɡrəʊn/groan (moan)呻吟
To make a long, deep sound because you are in pain, unhappy, or sad about what happened, or because something feels very good.
文法不及物動詞：後面不接受詞。
「groan」這一義是人發出又長又低的聲音：身體痛、心情不好、失望，或因為太舒服。可以想成聲音從身體裡慢慢拖出來。moan 比較細；這一義連湯很好喝也會 groan with pleasure。一直出聲抱怨是另一義。
示範例句 · Example
The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.
中文翻譯那些孩子全部呻吟了當我關掉了那電視。
常見搭配
groan with pain
痛得呻吟
to make a long deep sound because your body hurts
Leo groaned with pain when he stood up after gym.
groan with pleasure
舒服得呻吟
to make a long deep sound because something feels very good
Mei groaned with pleasure when she tasted the soup.
make somebody groan
讓人唉一聲
to cause someone to make that long deep sound, often from disappointment
Sam's jokes made the class groan rather than laugh.
groan when
在某事發生時呻吟
to make that sound at the moment something happens
The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.
- 2n/ɡroʊn/ · /ɡrəʊn/a groan (moan)呻吟聲
A long, deep sound that you make when you are in pain, or when you do not want to do something.
當名詞，這一義是人發出的那一聲：身體痛，或不想做某件事。let out a groan、a groan of protest 很常見。門打開的嘎吱聲是另一義；動詞裡「太舒服」的那一聲，名詞這一義沒有收進來。
常見搭配
let out a groan
唉出一聲
to make that long deep sound so that other people can hear it
Casey let out a groan of protest.
a groan of protest
抗議的呻吟聲
that sound made to show you do not want to do something
Casey let out a groan of protest when Mum asked him to wash up.
a groan of pain
痛的呻吟聲
that sound made because your body hurts
A groan of pain escaped him as he stretched.
- 3v/ɡroʊn/ · /ɡrəʊn/groan (complain)抱怨
To say you are unhappy about something, often in a tired voice.
文法及物、不及物兩種都可以：後面可以接受詞，也可以不接。
「groan」這一義是抱怨，常常帶著累或不耐煩的口氣。moan and groan 是固定說法，指一直在抱怨。He groaned, "It's too hot!" 是用這個動詞把不滿說出來。痛或舒服時發出的聲音是另一義。
常見搭配
moan and groan
一直抱怨
to complain again and again in an unhappy voice
I'm tired of him moaning and groaning all the time.
groan about something
抱怨某事
to complain concerning a particular thing
The kids groaned about the extra practice.
groan that
抱怨說……
to complain by saying that something is true
Staff groaned that the new start time was too early.
用法接近
whinegripe
意思相反
- 4v/ɡroʊn/ · /ɡrəʊn/groan (creak)嘎吱作響
If a tree, door, or floor groans, it makes a low, deep sound, often when wind, weight, or steps push it.
文法及物動詞：動作後面要接受詞。
這一義的主詞常常是樹、門、地板：東西自己發出又低又長的聲音，像被風推、或被重量壓著。可以想成那東西也在出力。人發出的呻吟是另一義；桌子擺滿食物是另一義。
常見搭配
groan in the wind
在風中嘎吱作響
to make a low deep sound when the wind moves you
The old tree groaned in the wind.
groan under the weight of
在重量下嘎吱作響
to make that sound because something heavy is pressing on you
The shelves groaned under the weight of hundreds of books.
the stairs groan
樓梯嘎吱作響
the steps make a low deep sound when people walk on them
The wooden stairs groaned as we walked up.
- 5v/ɡroʊn/ · /ɡrəʊn/groan with something (be piled high)擺滿
When we say a table groans with food, we mean the table is holding a very large amount of food.
文法不及物動詞：後面不接受詞。
這一義幾乎都出現在 a table groans with food：桌上食物多到像把桌子壓出聲音。講的是「非常多」，不是真的在痛。樹在風中嘎吱響是另一義。
常見搭配
a table groans with food
桌上擺滿食物
a table holds a very large amount of food
The table groaned with food at Grandma's New Year dinner.
groan with dishes
擺滿菜餚
to be holding a very large number of plates of food
Sunday lunch made the kitchen table groan with dishes.
groan with fruit
擺滿水果
to be holding a very large amount of fruit
A long table groaned with fruit, rice, and soup.
- 6n/ɡroʊn/ · /ɡrəʊn/a groan (creak)嘎吱聲
A long, low, deep sound, especially one made by a heavy thing as it moves.
這一義是東西發出的又長又低的聲音，門、地板、老房子都可能。opened with a groan 是門在動。人因痛或不願意發出的呻吟聲是另一義。
常見搭配
with a groan
伴著一聲嘎吱
making that long low sound while moving
The door opened with a groan.
give a groan
發出一聲嘎吱
to produce that long low sound
The old floor gave a groan under our feet.
the groans of the house
房子的嘎吱聲
the long low sounds an old building makes
At night they heard the groans of the old cottage.
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
groannoun/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/
- 1
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- let out a groan
- 2
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
- 3
A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
groanverb/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/
- 1
To make a groan.
- We groaned at his awful jokes.
- The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
- 2
To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
- That night the table in the outer dining room was just groaning with good things.
- Bookshelves groan under the bloated weight of tomes detailing Great Straight Marriages.
- 3
obsoleteTo strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
- Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.
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