groaning 哼声
- She's always groaning on about how much work she has to do.
她总抱怨自己得干很多活儿. - Stop groaning! You're not at death's door!
别哼哼了! 你还不至於死呢!
Groan \Groan\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Groaning}.] [OE. gronen, granen, granien, AS. gr?nian, fr.
the root of grennian to grin. [root]35. See {2d Grin}, and
cf. {Grunt}.]
1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter
a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.
For we . . . do groan, being burdened. --2 Cor. v.
4.
He heard the groaning of the oak. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.
Nothing but holy, pure, and clear,
Or that which groaneth to be so. --Herbert.
- As for the dollar, Mr. Lehtis of Credit Agricole, said "the U.S. economy is bad but may not be as bad as everyone is moaning and groaning about."
- Everybody that came out of the bus that I had seen was hurt, broken arms, legs, cuts," Whimpe said. "They were just all moaning and groaning and freezing.
- After lovingly showing supermarket shelves groaning with goods most Soviets can only dream of buying, the show managed to find a rare fault: a taxi that the TV crew called from their Austrian friend's mobile phone was 25 seconds late.
- It was billed as a bout of political light-wits, and the audience of state officials was soon groaning.
- As might be expected, advertisers at a conference here are wringing their hands, moaning and groaning about their unhappy lot.
- One could be forgiven for groaning at the title of "Losin' in Las Vegas."
- Briones, 29, said the woman cried: "Help me, please help me." "She was moaning and groaning.
- A pig that's a cat's meow can attend a contest for cultivated kitties _ despite some grunting and groaning.
- Then, with a great groaning, the beam is let go.