snivel
v.流鼻涕 n.啜泣
难易程度:
snivel为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:sniveler 动词过去式:sniveled/snivelled 过去分词:sniveled/snivelled 现在分词:sniveling/snivelling 第三人称单数:snivels/snivels
snivel
/'snɪvl; `snɪvl/ v (-ll-; US also -l-) (derog 贬) [I]
(a) cry and sniff in a miserable, usu self-pitying, way 伤心地啼哭和抽泣
*a tired snivelling baby 哭累了的幼儿.
(b) complain in a miserable whining way 哭诉
*She's always snivelling about her unhappy childhood. 她总是伤心哭诉自己童年不幸.
snivel
v past tense and past participlesnivelledpresent participlesnivellingBrEpast tense and past participlesniveledpresent participlesnivelingAmE
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English snyflan]
[I usually progressive]
to behave or speak in a weak complaining way, especially when you are crying
A small boy was sniveling on a chair.
a snivelling coward