snivel
英['sn?v(?)l]
美['sn?vl]
- n. 流鼻涕；啜泣
- vi. 流鼻涕；哭泣
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?snivels;過去式:?snivelled;過去分詞:?snivelled;現在分詞:?snivelling;
助記提示
1. sniff => sniffle <====> snivel.
2. 反復吸鼻子，很顯然就是因為流鼻涕，才會反復往里吸鼻涕。感冒過的人對此肯定深有體會。
中文詞源
snivel 哭啼，哭訴
來自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.模仿哭鼻子的聲 音。
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.
- 比利抽抽搭搭地哭了起來。媽媽在他的手上打了一下。
來自柯林斯例句