/grəʊn ||; gron/verb [I] groan (at/with sth) to make a deep sad sound because you are in pain, or to show that you are unhappy about sth 呻吟；发哼声: He groaned with pain. 他痛苦地呻吟。All the students were moaning and groaning (= complaining) about the amount of work they had to do. 学生们都叽叽咕咕地抱怨作业太多。 groan noun [C]