1Make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

马蒂痛苦地呻吟了一声，拉起毯子蒙住了头。

1. 1.1with direct speech Say something in a despairing or miserable tone.
   （失望或痛苦地）呻吟着说
   ‘Oh no!’ I groaned

   “噢，上帝啊！”我呻吟道。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • "You are going to kill me, " Hannah groaned under her breath.
   • ‘Arrggh, not so loud,’ he groaned.
   • ‘I'm not feeling well,’ she groaned.
   • Have you ever been in the middle of a weight workout and groaned, ‘This is killing me!’

   Synonyms

   moan, murmur, whine, whimper, mewl, bleat, sigh
2. 1.2 Complain; grumble.
   抱怨；不满地嘟囔
   they were moaning and groaning about management

   他们对管理层怨语不断。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Grumpy old codgers such as Will Self and Bob Geldof have been moaning and groaning on prime-time TV about what really gets their goat.
   • Costello won't like it of course, and will grumble and groan privately, but lacks the courage to actually do anything.
   • I have a strong feeling that there is going to be a lot more moaning and groaning by these other strikers this season and possibly the departure of one or two of them.
   • Normally, I'd have groaned and complained about him touching me, but I didn't say anything.
   • Through all of the above, not once has Tiger moaned or groaned about how unlucky he was or, conversely, how lucky his opponent was.
   • We are not going to whinge about it, there's no good moaning or groaning about it, let's get on and get it over with.
   • Once the initial elation of a happy event dies down, we quickly revert to type, moaning and groaning.
   • Adding to the pressure on the company, investors are groaning about measly profit margins the company has reported.
   • ‘Scotland moans and groans so much about not having enough direct flights and tourism but there's no effort to turn it around,’ she said.
   • National members can whinge, whine, moan, and groan, but in the end, people are better off after 6 years of this Government.
   • I grumbled and groaned all the way to the door, then opened it.
   • Well, you can bitch, gripe, moan, groan, whine, cry and complain all you want.
   • Yet my four-year-old grumbled and groaned on every visit.
   • I'm of the age where I have carte blanche to grumble and groan about Christmas.
   • She had spent over an hour moaning and groaning about how stuffed a teenager's life was.
   • They may be right, and if they are I shall moan and groan about the cold, the wet, the wind and whatever Nature may chose to visit upon me, of course I shall.
   • He had a very well paid and exclusive job millions of people would kill for and was still moaning and groaning about Matt.
   • If it had happened to me, I think I would have needed at least a week off work and there would have been plenty of moaning and groaning.
   • They just can't work him out, so they mump and moan and gripe and groan about how he doesn't lead from the front.
   • My mom was walking around the kitchen, groaning and complaining about the weather when I made my way downstairs.

   Synonyms

   complain, grumble, moan, mutter, lament, protest, object, make a fuss, find fault

   informal grouse, gripe, niggle, beef, bellyache, bitch, whinge

2(of an object) make a low creaking sound when pressure or weight is applied.

詹姆士重重坐回椅子上，椅子被压得吱嘎作响。

1. 2.1groan with/under Be heavily loaded with.
   因承载…而吃重，受…重压
   tables groan with joints of venison

   桌子上堆满了大块大块的鹿肉，有点吃不住了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • As autumn approaches, vegetable gardens throughout the state are groaning with abundant supplies of zucchini and fresh corn.
   • I remember the Sunday afternoon teas at my grandparents' house as a child, the table groaning with various cakes and biscuits.
   • It was an ideal stone's throw from the totally unspoilt village square with a local restaurant - with a stunning view out to sea - and a small supermarket groaning with fresh produce.
   • These collective venues host many of the events at this year's 35th Perth Festival, in a programme groaning with international stars and talent.
   • And then there's food - glorious food - tables groaning with breads, pies, fruitcakes and dainty sweets wrapped with red and green ribbon.
   • Every evergreen bough groaned with half a foot of snow; the streets and sidewalks had disappeared.
   • The best souk is in Muscat, where stalls groan under the weight of antique silver (all sold by weight), tribal art from Zanzibar, dishdashas, frankincense and exotic perfumes.
   • Sometimes we write on what seems like a relatively trivial theme, and the mailbox groans with correspondence.
   • We had a trestle table positively groaning with gifts to unload, so it wasn't a quick process.
   • It's a sign of the times that on the other side of the building container after container is lined up, newly arrived by cargo ship mainly from the Faroes and Iceland, and groaning with fish.
   • There you will find whole websites, huge areas of cyberspace groaning with appalling games.
   • Summer is the time when local fields are groaning with fresh strawberries and visitors can munch their way around the strawberry patches.
   • We cleaned Sainsbury's out of booze and party food, so when the guests started to arrive, they were greeted by a table groaning with nibbles and drinks.
   • The table in the centre of the shop positively groans with the weight of olives and at weekends especially customers queue to relieve it of its burden.
   • For a moment we gazed like children at the shelves groaning with boxes of chocolate, then we quickly, efficiently, and joyously filled our boots.
   • With so many targets presenting themselves and his coffers groaning with cash, he will be spoilt for choice on Wednesday.
   • Our table was groaning with plates of meze and dressed with chilled bottles of Villa Doluca (the ubiquitous vin de table of Turkey).
   • Christmas cards often show tables groaning with such fare, along with the robins and snow, but increasingly we can see pohutakawa and pukeko alongside the traditional images.
   • At the inn, over a breakfast table groaning with pecan granola, blueberry muffins, apple cakes and steaming coffee, my landlady confirms my suspicions.
   • Riddled with pavement cafes and dotted with cosy bars, the city groans with museums and magical art galleries, cinemas and designer outlets.
   • Tables groaning with bargain-priced DVDs and VCDs are set up out front.
2. 2.2groan beneath/under Be oppressed by.
   families groaning under mortgage increases

   被增加的抵押贷款压得透不过气来的家庭。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • For more than twenty years the anthracite miners have groaned under most intolerable and inhuman conditions.
   • If treatment is further delayed, the health service, already groaning under the additional burden Aids creates, will grow increasingly less able to contemplate introducing it.
   • ETA posits a land groaning under the yoke of imperial Spain - even though a territory called the Basque land probably never existed, and much of what they claim is in France.
   • Many frontier inhabitants had perished, some cities had experienced food shortages, several colonies had been plunged into debt, and the citizenry groaned under heavy taxes.
   • Mr McGrath also feels the system is groaning under the massive demand for sex offender treatment programmes.
   • If Kerry had had his way, the Soviet Union and the nations behind the Iron Curtain would still be in place - groaning under inefficient, totalitarian Communist regimes.
   • Martin has promised to pump $9 billion into a system that is groaning under the strain of an aging population.
   • Most people seem to be groaning under the load of spam they get these days.
   • Both countries have generous social security arrangements and both economies are groaning under the weight of all of this.
   • Much of that money was not used usefully and with almost no industrial base the country is groaning under its debt burden.
   • David Mackenzie said the courts were groaning under the strain of dealing with hundreds of minor offences over the past fortnight.
   • Just about every public service groans under the weight of paperwork, and the police are the latest to suffer.
   • Worldcom's bankruptcy filing has lessons for domestic lenders groaning under a mountain of non-performing assets estimated to be anywhere between Rs 50,000 crore and Rs 75,000 crore.
   • In addition, the donations themselves are tax deductible, so if you're one of those groaning under our top marginal tax rate, the effective cost is only $250.

1A deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

1. 1.1 A complaint.
   抱怨
   listen to everyone's moans and groans

   能够诚恳地倾听每个人的申诉和抱怨。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • After yesterday morning's training program, Ngubane ordered the players to be back at noon sparking groans and moans.
   • They need to be controlled, irrespective of the moans and groans from those motorists who want to drive where they want at the speed they want.
   • Years of moans and groans about the setting of the memorial came to an end this week as scaffolding was removed to reveal the new wall.
   • This is part of the issue in that the people, with all their groans and grumbles, are by and large happy with Skipton as it is.
   • Yet, despite the moans and groans, few people would ultimately argue against the need for employment rights.
   • And now the moans and groans of the over 50s have been given an airing in a survey.
   • There was a chorus of groans and protests, but they ended in an annoyed state of resignation as everyone knew there wasn't much of an alternative.
   • The pupils come to me with their moans and groans, but I have heard nothing regarding them being attacked.
   • As we concrete our cites and place drains to deliver the water straight into our rivers then Britain will continue to be flooded and endless moans and groans will do nothing about it.
   • Can we have more imaginative and creative solutions to this problem rather than moans and groans?
   • I'd love it if they'd put up a fight against his nomination, but I seriously doubt they will beyond a few moans and groans for theater.
   • Not surprisingly, perhaps, his appointment was greeted with jeers, groans and moans.
   • A fall in betting turnover is blamed, and any more disruptive action will hardly help that, and the moans and groans of generally fairly well off people find limited public sympathy.
   • The guests did as instructed amongst groans and mutters.
   • And judging by the moans and groans coming from some supporters at the moment you would think Burnley are locked in a tailspin of cataclysmic proportions.
   • I can understand their moans and groans about one or two refereeing decisions, but they blew it.
   • In fact, to listen to all of the moans and groans, it seems like just about the only thing the rankings got right was the No.1.
   • He flashed his badge, ignoring the groans and grumbles from the rest of the people in line.
   • Despite moans and groans, they complied with orders and continued their journey.
   • I hear many moans and groans from bar, shop and restaurant owners that profits and numbers are getting lower every year.

   Synonyms

   complaint, grumble, objection, protest, protestation, grievance, moan, mutter, muttering, carping

   informal grouse, grouch, gripe, beef, beefing, bellyaching, bitching, whinge, whingeing

2A low creaking sound made by an object under pressure.

樑木不堪重负的嘎吱声。