snivel

英 ['snɪv(ə)l] 美['snɪvl]
  • n. 流鼻涕;啜泣
  • vi. 流鼻涕;哭泣

TEM8畅通词汇

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。

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