snuffle
- 英式英标[\'snʌfl]
- 美式音标[\'snʌf(ə)l]
vi. 抽鼻子；带鼻音说话
n. 鼻塞；鼻音
vt. 出声地吸入；带鼻音说
中文词源
snuffle 抽鼻子
snuff,抽鼻子，-le,表反复。
英文词源
- snuffle (v.)
- 1580s, from Dutch or Flemish snuffelen "to sniff about, pry," related to Dutch and Flemish snuffen "to sniff" (see snuff (v.2)). Related: Snuffled; snuffling.
- snuffle (n.)
- 1764, "sound made by snuffling," from snuffle (v.). Old English had snofl (n.) "phlegm, mucus." The snuffles "troublesome mucous discharge from the nostrils" is from 1770.
实用例句
- 1. He must have picked up a cold — he's begun to snuffle.
- 他开始鼻塞,一定是感冒了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He had a cold and spoke with a slight snuffle.
- 他感冒了,说话有点齉鼻儿.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. He heard a snuffle behind him - a half - choking gasp or cough.
- 他听到背后有一种吸鼻子的声音 -- 仿佛喘不出气或者咳嗽的声音.
来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
- 4. And Tom began to snuffle a little.
- 说着说着,汤姆开始有点抽鼻子了.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- 5. From the stable came the snuffle and stamp of a feeding horse.
- 马棚里传来一匹正在喂食的马的鼻声和蹄声.
来自辞典例句
