snivel
英 [ˈsnɪv.əl]
美 [ˈsnɪv.əl]
1. sniff => sniffle snivel.
2. 反复吸鼻子,很显然就是因为流鼻涕,才会反复往里吸鼻涕。感冒过的人对此肯定深有体会。
snivel 哭啼,哭诉来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子,闻,嗅,发鼻音,比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.模仿哭鼻子的声 音。
- snivel
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snivel: see snuff
- snivel (v.)
- Old English *snyflan "to run at the nose," related to snyflung "running of the nose," snofl "nasal mucus;" see snout. Meaning "to be in an (affected) tearful state" is from 1680s. Related: Snivelled; snivelling. As a noun from 14c. Melville coined snivelization (1849). Middle English had contemptuous term snivelard (n.).
- 1. Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.
- 比利抽抽搭搭地哭了起来。妈妈在他的手上打了一下。