moan
US: /ˈmoʊn/
UK: /mˈəʊn/
UK: /mˈəʊn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
moan /moun/
- danh từ
- tiếng than van, tiếng kêu van, tiếng rền rĩ
- tiếng than van, tiếng kêu van, tiếng rền rĩ
- động từ
- than van, kêu van, rền rĩ
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 (of a person) to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure
Synonym: GROAN
[V] to moan in / with pain + The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning. + [V speech] 'I might never see you again,' she moaned.
2 ~ (on) (about sth) (to sb)
~ (at sb) (BrE, informal) to complain about sth in a way that other people find annoying: [V] What are you moaning on about now? + They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do. + [V that] Bella moaned that her feet were cold.
3 [V] (literary) (especially of the wind) to make a long deep sound: The wind was moaning through the trees.
moaner noun
+ noun
1 [C] a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure: a low moan of despair / anguish
2 [C] (BrE, informal) a complaint about sth: We had a good moan about work. + His letters are full of the usual moans and groans.
3 [sing.] (literary) a long deep sound, especially the sound that is made by the wind: She lay listening to the moan of the wind in the trees behind the house.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 complaint, lament, lamentation, groan, wail, moaning, grievance:
Disregard his moans about money - he has plenty.
v.
2 complain, lament, groan, wail, bewail, grumble, bemoan, deplore, whine, whimper, Colloq grouse, gripe, beef, bitch, Brit whinge:
She's always moaning about the way people take advantage of her.
3 sigh, mourn, weep, sorrow, cry, wail, keen, grieve, sob, snivel, bawl, mewl, pule, ululate:
The women, all in black, moaned and tore their hair as they neared the coffin.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
faint, little, small, soft | deep, low
VERB + MOAN
give, let out, make | hear
MOAN + VERB
escape sb
A low moan of despair escaped her as she realized what had gone wrong.
PREP.
with a ~
He staggered about ten yards and fell down with a moan.
| ~ of
PHRASES
a moan of pleasure/despair, the moan of the wind
SOUND:
give a ~
The dog gave a low growl.
let out a ~
He let out a blood-curdling scream.
hear ~
We heard the peal of church bells.
with a ~
The vase fell to the ground with a great crash.
~ of
a roar of laughtera snort of derisionthe whine of an engine
Concise English dictionary
moans|moaned|moaningməʊn
noun
+an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
verb
+indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
