The ship's timbers groaned audibly during the storm.是什么意思？

The ship's timbers groaned audibly during the storm.

船骨在暴风雨中吱嘎作响.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

timbers

n. （用于建筑或制作物品的）树木( timber的名词复数 )，用材林；

例句
Existing timbers are replaced or renewed...
现有的木料进行了替换或翻新。

groaned

v. 呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )，发牢骚，抱怨，受苦；

例句
Michael groaned and readjusted his shorts...
迈克尔一边发着牢骚一边整了整自己的短裤。

audibly

adv. 可听见地；

例句
The ship's timbers groaned audibly during the storm.
船骨在暴风雨中吱嘎作响.

during

prep. 在…的时候，在…期间，当…之时，其间；

例句
...the accrual of funds used during construction.
建设过程中资金的累积

storm

n. 暴风雨，暴风雪，[军]猛攻，冲击，骚乱，动荡；vi. 起风暴，下暴雨，猛冲，暴怒；vt. 袭击，猛攻，暴怒，怒骂，大力迅速攻占；

例句
...a storm that's been battering the Northeast coastline.
在东北海岸肆虐的暴风雨