groan
groan — 名詞
- groansingular
- groansplural
1. a long, low sound that escapes from someone's mouth when they are in serious phy
呻吟聲
因痛苦或不滿發出的低沉長音
a long, low sound that escapes from someone's mouth when they are in serious physical pain, very sad, or strongly unwilling to do something
Eleni let out a loud groan when the dentist touched her sore tooth.
Eleni 在看牙醫碰到她那顆痠痛的牙齒時，發出一聲大呻吟。
let out a groan — utterance of pain
A groan came from the back when the teacher announced the surprise test.
老師宣布臨時小考時，教室後方傳來一陣呻吟聲。
groan came from — collective sound of displeasure
Samir heard a low groan coming from the injured dog behind the shed.
Samir 聽到棚子後面那隻受傷的狗發出低沉的呻吟聲。
The old man let out a deep groan as he lowered himself into the armchair.
老人一邊緩緩坐進扶手椅，一邊發出深深的呻吟。
Noa let out a groan of frustration when the bus left without her.
Noa 在公車沒等她離去時，沮喪地呻吟了一聲。
文法句型
give a groan
let out a groan
用法筆記
Often countable and used with 'let out', 'give', or 'utter'. The sound is typically involuntary — the person cannot easily hold it back.
常見錯誤
2. a remark or short sound that shows you are annoyed, fed up, or dissatisfied with
抱怨聲
表達不滿或厭煩的話語或聲音
a remark or short sound that shows you are annoyed, fed up, or dissatisfied with a situation
João had a quiet groan about the cold coffee, then drank it anyway.
João 對冷掉的咖啡小聲抱怨了幾句，然後還是把它喝了。
have a groan about — informal complaint
Bao let out a groan when he saw the long queue at the ticket counter.
Bao 看到售票口前大排長龍時，不滿地發出一聲抱怨。
let out a groan — involuntary complaint
The only sound during the team meeting was the occasional groan from exhausted staff.
團隊會議中唯一的聲音，就是疲憊員工偶爾發出的抱怨聲。
When the waiter brought the wrong order again, Kofi gave a groan of annoyance.
服務生再次送錯餐點時，Kofi 惱怒地抱怨了一聲。
文法句型
have a groan about
groan about
用法筆記
Common in informal settings. The 'groan' can be a vocal sound or a short spoken complaint. The noun is often part of a fixed phrase such as 'have a groan about' or 'let out a groan'.
常見錯誤
groan — 動詞
- groanpresent simple I / you / we / they
- groanshe / she / it
- groanedpast simple
- groaning-ing form
1. to let out a long, low vocal sound as an automatic reaction to serious physical
呻吟
因痛苦或沮喪發出低沉長音
to let out a long, low vocal sound as an automatic reaction to serious physical pain, deep sadness, or strong annoyance
James groaned loudly when he lifted the heavy box and felt a sharp pain in his back.
James 試圖抬起那個沉重的箱子、感到背部一陣劇痛時，大聲地呻吟了一聲。
groaned + with pain — cause of sound
The patient groaned in her sleep as the nurse gently moved her broken leg.
護士輕輕移動病人那條骨折的腿時，她在睡夢中呻吟了起來。
Lan groaned and hid her face when she saw the grade on her exam paper.
Lan 看到考卷上的成績時呻吟了一聲，然後把臉藏了起來。
Esme groaned at the pile of dirty dishes waiting in the kitchen sink.
Esme 看到水槽裡堆積如山的髒碗盤時，呻吟了一聲。
The old floorboards groaned under Joon's weight as he walked across the dark hallway.
Joon 走過漆黑的走廊時，腳下的舊地板發出呻吟般的聲響。
文法句型
groan with pain
groan in frustration
groan at something
用法筆記
Intransitive — you do not 'groan something'. The cause is introduced by 'with' (groan with pain), 'in' (groan in frustration), or 'at' (groan at the news). Inanimate objects (floors, trees, doors) are sometimes described as groaning when they make a creaking sound under pressure.
常見錯誤
2. to express annoyance or dissatisfaction about something in a grumbling way, ofte
抱怨；嘟囔
用不高興的語氣表達不滿
to express annoyance or dissatisfaction about something in a grumbling way, often repeatedly and with a sighing or groaning tone
Walid spent the whole bus ride groaning about the new office rules nobody liked.
Walid 在整趟公車車程中一直抱怨沒人喜歡的新辦公規定。
groan about — complaining about a topic
Constanza groaned that she had been given three extra tasks right before the weekend.
Constanza 抱怨說她在週末前夕被多指派了三個任務。
groaned that + clause — complaining with a statement
The children groaned every time their dad said it was time to do homework.
每次爸爸說該做功課時，孩子們都會發出抱怨的聲音。
Stop groaning and just tell me the problem, said the manager with an impatient wave.
「別再抱怨了，告訴我問題到底是什麼，」經理不耐煩地揮揮手說。
文法句型
groan about something
用法筆記
Distinguish from verb sense 1: this sense is specifically verbal complaining, not a purely physical reaction. The groaning can be actual words ('I can't believe this') spoken in a complaining tone, not just a wordless sound.
常見錯誤
3. to be so full of something heavy or numerous that the container or surface seems
裝滿；堆滿
因裝載過多而彷彿不堪負荷
to be so full of something heavy or numerous that the container or surface seems to bend or make a sound under the pressure — used of tables loaded with food, shelves packed with books, etc.
The table groaned with bowls of rice, fried fish, and fresh vegetables that Granny had cooked.
桌上堆滿了奶奶煮的米飯、炸魚和新鮮蔬菜。
groaned with — abundance of food
The wooden library shelves groaned under the weight of hundreds of history books.
圖書館裡的老舊木書架上堆滿了數百本歷史書，幾乎要被壓垮。
groaned under the weight of — physical burden of objects
Bao's suitcase groaned with clothes and souvenirs from the two-week trip to Vietnam.
Bao 的行李箱塞滿了越南兩週旅程的衣物和紀念品。
Every branch of the apple tree groaned with heavy fruit ready to fall.
那年秋天，那棵蘋果樹的每一根樹枝都結滿了沉甸甸的果實。
- overflow with
focuses on excess spilling out, while 'groan with' focuses on the strain of holding too much
- be crammed with
emphasises tight packing; less poetic than 'groan with'
- bend under
more literal physical description of weight
文法句型
groan with
groan under the weight of
用法筆記
Almost always used figuratively about inanimate objects (tables, shelves, trees, bags). The 'groaning' is metaphorical — the object is not actually making a human sound, but seems to bend or creak under the load.
常見錯誤
4. to struggle very hard to keep going because you are carrying an extremely heavy
不堪重負
因負擔過重而難以維持
to struggle very hard to keep going because you are carrying an extremely heavy burden, debt, workload, or responsibility
The village groaned under a drought that had lasted three years.
那個村莊連續三年乾旱，幾乎無法支撐下去。
groaned under the weight of — figurative burden (disaster)
Small businesses are groaning beneath rising rent and energy costs.
小型企業正在不斷上漲的房租與能源費用下苦苦掙扎。
groaning beneath — economic burden
The hospital system groaned under the sudden rush of patients during the flu season.
流感季節期間突然湧入的大量病患讓這家醫院系統不堪負荷。
Eleni's team groaned beneath the pressure of three back-to-back project deadlines.
Eleni 的團隊在連續三個專案截止日期的壓力下幾乎喘不過氣。
- be weighed down by
suggests being slowed or prevented from moving forward; similar register
- struggle under
more literal and direct about the difficulty; less vivid than 'groan under'
- suffer under
emphasises the harm caused by the burden
- thrive under
to do well despite or because of pressure
文法句型
groan under
groan beneath
用法筆記
Distinguish from verb sense 3: sense 3 is about physical abundance (a table groaning with food), while sense 4 is about an institution, system, or group struggling to cope with an excessive burden. Typically used in formal or journalistic writing.