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- a snorting or grunting sound in a person's breathing while they are asleep（人的）鼾声：
she lay on the mattress listening to Sally's snores.
她躺在床垫上, 听着萨利的鼾声。
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- informal a thing that is extremely boring〈非正式〉极度令人厌烦的东西：
she sings a version of 'Passionate Kisses' that's a certified snore.
她演唱了一首改编过的《热吻》, 大家公认是一曲噪音。
no obj.
- make such a sound while asleep打鼾：
he was snoring loudly
他正鼾声如雷
as noun snoring you keep me awake all night with your snoring.你一直在打鼾, 让我整夜都无法入睡。
派生词
snorer
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'a snort， snorting'）： probably imitative; compare with SNORT.