单词 | bemoan |
释义 | bemoan (once / 3818 pages) v Some people love to complain, don't they? Complainers also tend to bemoan things, which can be translated to "Oh no! Why me?" A more casual expression for bemoan is to moan and groan. If you step in a puddle and get your shoes wet, you might moan and groan about, or bemoan, your bad luck to whoever will listen. Just about any bad or annoying thing can be bemoaned. In fact, people love to bemoan how much other people are moaning and groaning about things! WORD FAMILYbemoan: bemoaned, bemoaning, bemoans USAGE EXAMPLESHe bemoans the dependence of most Americans on processed foods and meals prepared by many stores and restaurants that are laden with unhealthful ingredients. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Accepting the Republican nomination, in July, he bemoaned the number of shootings in Obama’s adopted home town of Chicago. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) And how many Hollywood celebrities publicly bemoaned their own insecurities with such striking self-deprecating imagery? Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) v regret strongly Syn|Hyper bewail, deplore, lament complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
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