snarl
美音:
[snɑ:l
]英音:
[snɑ:l
]vi.缠结,混乱,吠,咆哮,怒骂 vt.使缠结,搞乱,咆哮着说 n.咆哮,吼叫,怒骂,缠结,混乱
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形容词:snarly 副词:snarlingly 名词:snarler 动词过去式:snarled 过去分词:snarled 现在分词:snarling 第三人称单数:snarls
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snarl
/snɑ:l; snɑrl/
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of dogs, etc) show the teeth and growl angrily (指狗等)露出牙齿低声怒吠或吼
*The dog snarled at the milkman. 那条狗对着送牛奶的人低声吠叫.
* The tiger snarled frighteningly. 老虎发出可怕的吼声.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (at sb) (of people) speak in an angry bad-tempered voice (指人)咆哮, 厉声喊叫
*`Get out of here,' he snarled (at us). `滚开,'他(对我们)厉声嚷道.
* an unpleasant man who snarled abuse at strangers 大骂陌生人的讨厌的男子.
n (usu sing 通常作单数) act or sound of snarling 怒吼(声); 咆哮(声)
*the sudden snarl of the dog 那狗突然发出的吠叫声
* answer with an angry snarl 怒气冲冲地回答.
/snɑ:l; snɑrl/
n (infml 口) confused state; tangle 混乱; 纠缠
*My knitting was in a terrible snarl. 我织的东西都乱成一团了.
v (phr v) snarl (sth) up (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) (infml 口) (cause sth to) become confused,jammed, tangled, etc (使某物)混乱、阻塞、纠结在一起等
*The machine snarled the material up. 机器把材料搅在一起了.
* Traffic has snarled up the city centre. 来往车辆把市中心堵得水泄不通. `snarl-up n (infml 口) tangled or jammed state, esp of traffic 拥挤、阻塞的状态(尤指交通)
*a big snarl-up on the motorway 高速公路上严重的交通阻塞.
snarl
v[
Sense: 1-2;
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: snar
'to snarl' (1500-1600), from the sound.]
[
Sense: 3;
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: snarl
'net for catching things' (14-19 centuries), from
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[I]if an animal snarls, it makes a low angry sound and shows its teeth
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growlsnarl at The dog growled and snarled at me. [I and T]to speak or say something in a nasty, angry way
'Shut up,' he snarled. [T usually passive]alsosnarl upBrEto prevent traffic from moving
Traffic snarled up on both sides of the road.>snarln[C] an angry snarl