| 释义 |
snort¹ /snɔːt/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 喷鼻息；鼓鼻
The frightened horses snorted and ran. 受惊的马呼哧呼哧喷着气奔跑。
2. 轻蔑(或气愤)地哼；嘲讽地大笑
She snorted at our plan. 她嗤笑我们的计划。
3. (机车等)发呼哧呼哧的喷气声；呼哧呼哧地行驶
The tourist buses have snorted out of the city. 旅游客车呼哧呼哧地驶出城去了。
4. 〈口〉吸毒
❷ vt.
1. 哼着鼻子说(或表示)
“Alright,” he snorted. “好罢，”他哼地一声说。
snort one's contempt (disgust) 轻蔑(厌恶)地哼一声
2. 喷出；发出
The elephant snorted water over his back. 象用鼻子朝自己背上喷水。
She snorted a laugh. 她噗哧一声笑。
3. 〈美口〉吸(毒品)
snort cocaine 吸可卡因
II n.
1. 喷鼻息；(表示气愤或轻蔑的)哼鼻子；鼻息声；呼哧呼哧的喷气声
The pony gave a snort when she tried to saddle him. 她试着给小马套鞍子时，小马喷出一阵鼻息。
He could not hold back a snort of disgust. 他禁不住厌恶地哼了一声。
This produced a snort of derision. 这引出了哼的一声嘲笑。
She choked on a snort of laughter. 她呵呵地笑得透不过气。
2. 〈口〉(供一口呷完的)一盅烈酒
He had another snort of whiskey. 他又咕嘟喝下一口威士忌酒。
3. 〈口〉吸毒；(吸入的)毒品
[< ME snorten < ? snoren to snore] |