单词 | snout |
释义 | snoutWord family adjectivesnoutedsnoutynounsnout , Crime, Police Animalssnout /snaʊt/ noun 1. [countableC]HBA the long nose of some kinds of animals, such as pigs 〔猪等动物的〕口鼻部,长鼻子 2. [countableC] British EnglishBrE informalSCCSCP a criminal who gives information about other criminals to the police 向警方告发其同伙的罪犯 Examples from the Corpus snout• Did I mention he had a snout?• The mock-Stealer gestured at her snout clad in syn-skin.• It has a long snout, erect ears, a shiny brown coat, and a tail thick as a muff.• The swordfish family has a much longer, slender snout than the sailfish.• A full frontal assault right in the snout.• On high stools they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour, their snouts inflamed and dripping in the irritant air.• Soon the police hone in on him like hounds with snouts full of fear.• It was enough to fry your brain, to sizzle the boogers in your snout. (1200-1300) Middle Dutch and Middle Low German snut |
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