snort

snɒ:t

Collins 1

v. indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
v. make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

vi. 喷着气弄响鼻子, 轻蔑地哼, 嘶嘶响着排气
vt. 哼着鼻子说, 喷出, 吸入(毒品)
n. 喷鼻息, (潜艇的)水下通气管

Collins 星级

10,771

BNC 频率

8,284

使用频率

snort 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以理解为与动物发出的声音有关，想象动物发出“snort”的声音来帮助记忆。

例句

1. He let out a loud snort when he heard the joke.

当他听到那个笑话时，发出了大声的嗤笑。

2. The dog snorted with excitement when it saw the squirrel.

当狗看到松鼠时，兴奋地嗤了一声。

3. She tried to hold back her laughter, but a small snort escaped.

她试图压抑住笑声，但还是轻轻嗤了一声。