a groan of + 情绪/原因名词
of 后面接引起呻吟的情绪或原因，如 pain、despair、protest 等。
He gave a groan of despair when he saw the bill.
看到账单时，他发出一声绝望的呻吟。
呻吟声；哼声
groans — plural of groan
嘎吱声；吱嘎声；因痛苦或悲伤发出的低沉哀鸣声；表示痛苦或不赞成的哼声；因沮丧、不满或狂喜发出的低沉喉音；因施加压力或重量而发出的低沉嘎吱声
a low sound made by a person expressing pain, grief, disapproval, frustration, or ecstasy
因痛苦或悲伤发出的低沉哀鸣声
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
表示痛苦或不赞成的哼声
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
因沮丧、不满或狂喜发出的低沉喉音
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
因施加压力或重量而发出的低沉嘎吱声
A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
He let out a loud groan when he heard the bad news.
他听到坏消息时发出了一声响亮的呻吟。
用法提示：名词作'let out'的宾语，表示痛苦或不满的呻吟声。
A groan of frustration escaped her lips as she tried again.
她再次尝试时，一声沮丧的呻吟从她唇间逸出。
用法提示：名词作主语，表示因沮丧而发出的哼声。
The old man gave a groan as he stood up from the chair.
老人从椅子上站起来时发出了一声呻吟。
用法提示：名词作'gave'的宾语，表示疼痛时发出的低沉声音。
of 后面接引起呻吟的情绪或原因，如 pain、despair、protest 等。
He gave a groan of despair when he saw the bill.
看到账单时，他发出一声绝望的呻吟。
with a groan 作状语，表示做某动作时伴随一声呻吟。
She sank into the chair with a groan.
她呻吟一声，瘫坐到椅子上。
复数形式常与 from 连用，表示一群人发出的不满或抱怨。
There were loud groans from the crowd when the concert was cancelled.
演唱会取消时，人群中传来一片响亮的抱怨声。
用于物体受压或承重时发出的低沉吱嘎声。
We could hear the groan of the old floorboards under our feet.
我们能听见脚下旧地板发出的吱嘎声。
grammar · medium
易错句子She let out groan when she saw the bill.
正确表达She let out a groan when she saw the bill.
groan 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加 a/an 或其他限定词。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉；这里指“一声呻吟”，所以要写 a groan。
grammar · medium
易错句子She let out a groan for pain.
正确表达She let out a groan of pain.
表示发出呻吟的原因时，英语用 a groan of pain，介词 of 引出声音所表达的感受；for 表示目的，用在这里讲不通。汉语“因痛苦而呻吟”若直译成 for 就会出错。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children have groan a lot this year.
正确表达The children have grown a lot this year.
groan（呻吟）与 grown（grow 的过去分词，长大）同音，都读 /ɡroʊn/，但拼写和词义不同。这里要表达“长高了很多”，必须用 grown；写成 groan 是把两个同音词混淆了。
发出呻吟声
He let out a groan as he sat down.
他坐下时发出了一声呻吟。
痛苦的呻吟
She heard a groan of pain from the next room.
她听到隔壁房间传来痛苦的呻吟。
沮丧的哼声
A groan of frustration went through the crowd.
人群中响起一阵沮丧的哼声。
齐声哀叹
The announcement was met with a collective groan.
这一消息引来全场一片哀叹。
呻吟和抱怨声
The patient's moans and groans kept everyone awake.
病人的呻吟声让大家彻夜难眠。
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低沉的呻吟声
A low groan came from behind the closed door.
紧闭的门后传来一声低沉的呻吟。