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snarl

英 [snɑːl] 美[snɑrl]
  • n. 咆哮;怒骂;混乱
  • vi. 咆哮;怒骂;缠结
  • vt. 搞乱;咆哮着说;使…缠结

CET6+TEM8GRE低频词常用词汇

词态变化


复数: snarls;第三人称单数: snarls;过去式: snarled;过去分词: snarled;现在分词: snarling;

中文词源


snarl 缠结,蓬乱

来自中古英语 snarlen,缠结,来自 snare,编网,织网,-le,表反复。

英文词源


snarl (v.2)
"growl and bare the teeth," 1580s, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren "to rattle," probably of imitative origin (compare German schnarren "to rattle," schnurren "to hum, buzz"). Meaning "speak in a harsh manner" first recorded 1690s. Related: Snarled; snarling.
snarl (v.1)
"to tangle, to catch in a snare or noose" (trans.), late 14c., from a noun snarl "a snare, a noose" (late 14c.), probably a diminutive of snare (n.1). Intransitive sense "become twisted or entangled" is from c. 1600. Related: Snarled; snarling.
snarl (n.2)
"a sharp growl accompanied by a display of the teeth," 1610s, from snarl (v.2).
snarl (n.1)
late 14c., "a snare, noose," from snarl (v.1). Meaning "a tangle, a knot" is first attested c. 1600. Meaning "a traffic jam" is from 1933.

双语例句


1. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
伴着一声嗥叫,第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She was tangled in a snarl of logs and branches.
她被困在一堆乱七八糟的木料和树枝中间。

来自柯林斯例句

3. "Aubrey." Hyde seemed almost to snarl the name.
“奥伯里,”海德几乎是吼出了这个名字。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The dog gave a low snarl.
这只狗发出低沉的吠声.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. His eyes flashed, and his lips were drawn back in a furious snarl.
他目光炯炯,咧开了嘴巴怒气冲冲地吼了一声。

来自柯林斯例句

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