snuffle

英 ['snʌf(ə)l] 美 ['snʌfl]
  • vi. 抽鼻子；带鼻音说话
  • n. 鼻塞；鼻音
  • vt. 出声地吸入；带鼻音说
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中文词源

snuffle 抽鼻子

snuff,抽鼻子，-le,表反复。

英语词源

snuffle (v.)
1580s, from Dutch or Flemish snuffelen "to sniff about, pry," related to Dutch and Flemish snuffen "to sniff" (see snuff (v.2)). Related: Snuffled; snuffling.
snuffle (n.)
1764, "sound made by snuffling," from snuffle (v.). Old English had snofl (n.) "phlegm, mucus." The snuffles "troublesome mucous discharge from the nostrils" is from 1770.

权威例句

1. He must have picked up a cold — he's begun to snuffle.
他开始鼻塞,一定是感冒了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He had a cold and spoke with a slight snuffle.
他感冒了,说话有点齉鼻儿.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He heard a snuffle behind him - a half - choking gasp or cough.
他听到背后有一种吸鼻子的声音 -- 仿佛喘不出气或者咳嗽的声音.

来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命

4. And Tom began to snuffle a little.
说着说着,汤姆开始有点抽鼻子了.

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

5. From the stable came the snuffle and stamp of a feeding horse.
马棚里传来一匹正在喂食的马的鼻声和蹄声.

来自辞典例句

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