基本释义
[noun] a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
[名词] 人发出的长而低沉的声音,表达着身体或精神上的痛苦或者性快感
深入解读
Moan 是一个与常见单词 loan 只隔首字母不同的单词,比较简单好记。
该词最早出现于13世纪,先是用作名词随后也用作动词表示“抱怨、牢骚”,常作非正式用语使用,主要指关于一些琐碎的事情且没有被其他人认真对待的抱怨,通常带着不高兴的声音,也没有什么充分的理由,比如:
- 那个酒鬼总是牢骚满腹,抱怨有很多事要做。
The wine fiend is always moaning and groaning about how much he has to do.
可能是出于拟声的原因,到了17世纪70年代后, moan 开始用作名词表示“呻吟声”并随后用作动词表示“呻吟”,主要指人发出的拉长或连续的低沉声音,通常口齿不清,表达着身体或精神上的痛苦或者性快感,比如:
- 在绝望/痛苦中发出的低沉的呻吟声
a low moan of despair/anguish
此外,作书面用语使用时, moan 还可以用来形容风“呼啸、呜咽、发出萧萧声”以及作名词表示风的“呼啸声、呜咽声、萧萧声”,也就是一种类似人呻吟那般长而低沉的凄切声,比如萧萧风声(the moan of the wind)。
图书例句
The man roared like a bull when a splinter was in his finger, and the woman muffled the moans of childbirth, lest she disturb him.
男人只要手上扎了根刺便会像公牛般大声吼叫,而女人连生孩子时的阵痛也得忍气吞声,生怕打搅了他。
出自美国作家玛格丽特·米切尔(Margaret Mitchell)创作的长篇小说《飘》(Gone with the Wind)。
外刊例句
- Passengers are right to moan.
乘客们确有理由抱怨。
——《经济学人》
- The air grew heavy with anticipation and then, low and deep and melancholy as whale song, came the first moan of a ship’s horn.
空气因期待而变得沉重,然后,像鲸鱼的歌声那般低沉而悲伤,传来了一艘船的第一声汽笛呜咽。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“moan“(呻吟,抱怨)是一个动词,通常用来描述发出低沉的、不满或痛苦的声音,或者表示抱怨、不满或悲伤。以下是一些包含单词 “moan” 的短语,附带中文解释:
- Soft moan(轻声呻吟)
- Loud moan(大声呻吟)
- moan in pain(因痛苦而呻吟)
- moan of distress(苦恼的呻吟)
- moan and groan(呻吟和抱怨)
- Muffled moan(低沉的呻吟)
- Continuous moan(持续的呻吟)
- Pitiful moan(可怜的呻吟)
- Faint moan(微弱的呻吟)
- Agonizing moan(痛苦的呻吟)
- Heartbreaking moan(令人心碎的呻吟)
- Pained moan(痛苦的呻吟)
- Dying moan(垂死的呻吟)
- moan with sorrow(因悲伤而呻吟)
- Mournful moan(悲痛的呻吟)
- Long moan(长时间的呻吟)
- Guttural moan(喉音呻吟)
- Distressed moan(苦恼的呻吟)
- Desperate moan(绝望的呻吟)
- Hushed moan(压低声音的呻吟)
- Whimpering moan(呜咽的呻吟)
- Choked moan(哽咽的呻吟)
- Pained moan(痛苦的呻吟)
- Eerie moan(诡异的呻吟)
- Echoing moan(回响的呻吟)
- Broken moan(颤抖的呻吟)
- Feeble moan(虚弱的呻吟)
- Hoarse moan(嘶哑的呻吟)
- Unbearable moan(难以忍受的呻吟)
- Lamenting moan(哀叹的呻吟)
- Mournful moan(悲痛的呻吟)
- Shivering moan(颤抖的呻吟)
- Wailing moan(哀号的呻吟)
- Sorrowful moan(悲哀的呻吟)
- Melancholic moan(忧郁的呻吟)
- Hopeless moan(无望的呻吟)
- Frustrated moan(沮丧的呻吟)
- Annoyed moan(恼怒的呻吟)
- Indignant moan(愤怒的呻吟)
- Disappointed moan(失望的呻吟)
- Complaining moan(抱怨的呻吟)
- Restless moan(不安的呻吟)
- Reluctant moan(不情愿的呻吟)
- Discontented moan(不满的呻吟)
- Resigned moan(顺从的呻吟)
- Agitated moan(焦虑的呻吟)
- Bitter moan(痛苦的呻吟)
- Relenting moan(松口气的呻吟)
- Haunting moan(令人不安的呻吟)
- Repetitive moan(重复的呻吟)
同近义词
groan: make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair
wail: a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger
lament: a passionate expression of grief or sorrow