snivel
英 ['snɪv(ə)l]
美['snɪvl]
- n. 流鼻涕;啜泣
- vi. 流鼻涕;哭泣
词态变化
第三人称单数: snivels;过去式: snivelled;过去分词: snivelled;现在分词: snivelling;
助记提示
1. sniff => sniffle <====> snivel.
2. 反复吸鼻子,很显然就是因为流鼻涕,才会反复往里吸鼻涕。感冒过的人对此肯定深有体会。
2. 反复吸鼻子,很显然就是因为流鼻涕,才会反复往里吸鼻涕。感冒过的人对此肯定深有体会。
中文词源
snivel 哭啼,哭诉
来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子,闻,嗅,发鼻音,比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.模仿哭鼻子的声 音。
英英释意
- 1. whining in a tearful manner
- 2. the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
英文词源
- snivel
- snivel: see snuff
- snivel (v.)
- Old English *snyflan "to run at the nose," related to snyflung "running of the nose," snofl "nasal mucus;" see snout. Meaning "to be in an (affected) tearful state" is from 1680s. Related: Snivelled; snivelling. As a noun from 14c. Melville coined snivelization (1849). Middle English had contemptuous term snivelard (n.).
实用场景例句
- Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.
- 比利抽抽搭搭地哭了起来。妈妈在他的手上打了一下。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a journalist snivelling with the flu.
- 得了流感、不停抽鼻子的记者
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.
- 比利抽抽搭搭地哭了起来。妈妈在他的手上打了一下。
柯林斯例句