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snivel是什么意思

  • 英式英标[\'snɪvl]
  • 美式音标[\'snɪv(ə)l]

n. 流鼻涕;啜泣

vi. 流鼻涕;哭泣

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.).

中文解释

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。

实用例句

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

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