moan

• vi. 抱怨，悲叹；呻吟
• n. 呻吟声；悲叹
• vt. 抱怨；呻吟着说
• n. (Moan)人名；(法)莫昂

可能来自拟声词，模仿呻吟的声音。

moan (n.)

c. 1200, "lamentation, mourning, weeping; complaining, the expressing of complaints; a complaint; lover's complaint; accusation, charge," probably from an unrecorded Old English *man "complaint," related to Old English mænan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend, signify" (see mean (v.1)); but OED discounts this connection. Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur from some prolonged pain" is first recorded 1670s, "with onomatopoeic suggestion" [OED].

moan (v.)

mid-13c., "mourn (someone); regret, bewail;" c. 1300, "to lament, grieve; utter moans;" probably from Old English *manan, related to mænan "to lament" (see moan (n.)). From 1724 as "to make a low, mournful sound." Related: Moaned; moaning.

1. You can go see him and have a good old moan.

你可以去看看他，好好地诉诉苦。

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2. Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.

突然，她发出了一声低沉而哽咽的呻吟，然后剧烈地颤抖起来。

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3. I loathe negativity. I can't stand people who moan.

我厌恶消极态度，不能忍受唉声叹气的人。

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4. He let out this long ululating moan.

他发出这种痛苦的长嚎。

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5. A moan escaped the patient.

那病人不禁呻吟了一声.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》