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。
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.).
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句