Look, the table is groaning under the weight of books.

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1. 瞧，桌子在书的重压下呻吟着。

2. 瞧，桌子在书的重压下发出抱怨。

3. 瞧，桌子在书的重压下发着牢骚。

4. 瞧，桌子在书的重压下发出吱嘎声。

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《牛津词典》

Idioms

groan under the weight of something

(formal) used to say that there is too much of something

Look, the table is groaning under the weight of books.

参考译文(1)：瞧/看,桌上摆满了大堆大堆的书本。

参考译文(2)：看/瞧，桌子在书的重压之下发出嘎吱声.

参考译文(3)：瞧/看，桌子在书的重压下发着牢骚/抱怨/呻吟/叹息.

(1)groan vi.堆满，摆满，装满（食物）（英文解释：If you say that something such as a table groans under the weight of food, you are emphasizing that there is a lot of food on it.）

The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.  

吧台上摆满了大碟大碟非常新鲜的鱼。

a table groaning with food.  

堆满了食物的桌子

(2)groan vi.发出嘎吱声 (If wood or something made of wood groans, it makes a loud sound when it moves.)

The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.  

这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。

(3)groan vi.抱怨；发牢骚 (英文解释:If you groan about something, you complain about it.)

His parents were beginning to groan about the price of college tuition.  

他的父母开始抱怨大学的学费太贵。

(4)groan vi.呻吟；叹息 (英文解释:If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something.)

Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain.

他慢慢地睁开眼睛，并发出痛苦的呻吟。

They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan. 

他们瞥了一眼躺在地上的男人，那人现在开始呻吟起来