snort

verb

/snɔːt/

/snɔːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they snort	/snɔːt/ /snɔːrt/
he / she / it snorts	/snɔːts/ /snɔːrts/
past simple snorted	/ˈsnɔːtɪd/ /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
past participle snorted	/ˈsnɔːtɪd/ /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
-ing form snorting	/ˈsnɔːtɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to make a loud sound by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or think something is silly（尤指表示气愤或认为某事愚蠢）喷鼻息，哼
- The horse snorted and tossed its head.马打了个响鼻儿，晃晃脑袋。
- snort with something to snort with laughter扑哧一声笑了
- snort in something She snorted in disgust.她厌恶地哼了一声。
- + speech ‘You!’ he snorted contemptuously.“你！”他轻蔑地哼了一声。
Extra Examples
- He snorted indignantly and walked away.他气愤地哼了一声，走开了。
- She snorted at his suggestion.对于他的建议，她只哼了一声。
- He snorted with derision.他嘲笑地哼了一声。
- Calvin snorted in disbelief.卡尔文怀疑地哼了一声。
Topics Animalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- loudly
- softly
- angrily
- …
preposition
- at
- in
- with
- …
[transitive] snort something to take drugs by breathing them in through the nose用鼻子吸（毒品）
- to snort cocaine吸可卡因

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘snore’): probably imitative; compare with snore. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.

snort

noun

/snɔːt/

/snɔːrt/

a loud sound that you make by breathing air out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are angry or think something is silly （尤指表示气愤或认为某事愚蠢的）喷鼻息，哼
- to give a snort哼了一声
- a snort of disgust厌恶的哼声
- I could hear the snort and stamp of a horse.我能听见马打响鼻儿、跺蹄子的声音。
- He gave a snort of contempt.他不屑地哼了一声。
Topics Animalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- loud
- …
verb + snort
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
preposition
- with a snort
- snort of
phrases
- a snort of derision
- a snort of disgust
- a snort of laughter
- …
a small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose; an act of taking a drug in this way（用鼻子吸入的）毒品；用鼻子吸毒
- to take a snort of cocaine吸一下可卡因

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘snore’): probably imitative; compare with snore. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.