单词 | moan |
释义 | moan (mōn) n. 1. a. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain. b. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind. 2. A complaint: his tiresome moans about his boss. v. moaned, moan·ing, moans v.intr. 1. a. To utter a moan or moans. b. To make a sound resembling a moan: A saxophone moaned in the background. 2. To complain, lament, or grieve: an old man who still moans about his misspent youth. v.tr. 1. To bewail or bemoan: She moaned her misfortunes to anyone who would listen. 2. To utter with moans or a moan. [Middle English mone, from Old English *mān; see mei-no- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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