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单词 snivel
释义
snivel
verb[I]
uk
/ˈsnɪv.əl/us
/ˈsnɪv.əl/
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tocryslightlyin a way that isweakand does not make otherpeoplefeelsympathyfor you:
哭鼻子，抽噎
He'ssittingin hisbedroomsnivelling because he was told off for not doing hishomework.他坐在卧室里哭鼻子，因为他没有完成作业挨了批评。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to cry
  • cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
  • weepMy lady, why do you weep?
  • cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
  • sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
  • cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
  • bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weeping and crying
  • bawl
  • boohoo
  • bucket
  • burst
  • burst out laughing/cryingidiom
  • crier
  • crocodile tears
  • have a sookidiom
  • lachrymose
  • mewl
  • mewling
  • mist (something) over/up
  • teardrop
  • tearful
  • tearfully
  • tearfulness
  • teary
  • teary-eyed
  • waterworks
  • weep
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(Definition ofsnivelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsnivel

snivel
Their questioning reduced her to tears at one stage and an inspector told her to stop snivelling.
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If he did that he would be told promptly and probably profanely to stop snivelling and do some work.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
At this late hour we should be spared such petty, snivelling interventions.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Snivelling comments about it will get us nowhere.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is, in truth, a miserable, snivelling little amendment that has no valid reason behind it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Wesnivel, but we do nothing.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
A medic will usually carry a small amount of what are referred to assnivelor sick call meds.
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