• n. 流鼻涕；啜泣
• vi. 流鼻涕；哭泣

來自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發(fā)鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.模仿哭鼻子的聲 音。

snivel

snivel: see snuff

snivel (v.)

Old English *snyflan "to run at the nose," related to snyflung "running of the nose," snofl "nasal mucus;" see snout. Meaning "to be in an (affected) tearful state" is from 1680s. Related: Snivelled; snivelling. As a noun from 14c. Melville coined snivelization (1849). Middle English had contemptuous term snivelard (n.).

1. Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand.

比利抽抽搭搭地哭了起來。媽媽在他的手上打了一下。

來自柯林斯例句