释义 |
snarl2/snɑ:l/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) twist; entangle; confuse and hamper the movement of (traffic etc.) 使缠结;使(交通等)混乱 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) become entangled, congested, or confused 缠结,拥堵,混乱 3 tr. adorn the exterior of (a narrow metal vessel) with raised work (在窄小的金属器皿的外部)装饰浮雕花纹 ●n. a knot or tangle 缠结;混乱 [Middle English from snare (n. & v.): sense 3 perhaps from the noun in a dialect sense ‘knot in wood’] |