snarl
英 [snɑ?l]
美[snɑrl]
- n. 咆哮；怒罵；混亂
- vi. 咆哮；怒罵；纏結(jié)
- vt. 搞亂；咆哮著說；使…纏結(jié)
CET6+TEM8GRE低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?snarls;第三人稱單數(shù):?snarls;過去式:?snarled;過去分詞:?snarled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?snarling;
中文詞源
snarl 纏結(jié)，蓬亂
來自中古英語 snarlen,纏結(jié)，來自 snare,編網(wǎng)，織網(wǎng)，-le,表反復(fù)。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
- 伴著一聲嗥叫，第二只狗撲向了他的腳后跟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was tangled in a snarl of logs and branches.
- 她被困在一堆亂七八糟的木料和樹枝中間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. "Aubrey." Hyde seemed almost to snarl the name.
- “奧伯里，”海德幾乎是吼出了這個(gè)名字。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The dog gave a low snarl.
- 這只狗發(fā)出低沉的吠聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. His eyes flashed, and his lips were drawn back in a furious snarl.
- 他目光炯炯，咧開了嘴巴怒氣沖沖地吼了一聲。
來自柯林斯例句