snarl
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of dogs, etc) show the teeth and growl angrily (指狗等)露出牙齒低聲怒吠或吼
The dog snarled at the milkman. 那條狗對(duì)著送牛奶的人低聲吠叫.
The tiger snarled frighteningly. 老虎發(fā)出可怕的吼聲.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (at sb) (of people) speak in an angry bad-tempered voice (指人)咆哮, 厲聲喊叫
`Get out of here,' he snarled (at us). `滾開(kāi),'他(對(duì)我們)厲聲嚷道.
an unpleasant man who snarled abuse at strangers 大罵陌生人的討厭的男子. snarl, n (usu sing 通常作單數(shù)) act or sound of snarling 怒吼(聲); 咆哮(聲)
the sudden snarl of the dog 那狗突然發(fā)出的吠叫聲
answer with an angry snarl 怒氣沖沖地回答.
snarl n (infml 口) confused state; tangle 混亂; 糾纏
My knitting was in a terrible snarl. 我織的東西都亂成一團(tuán)了. snarl, v (phr v) snarl (sth) up (usu passive 通常用於被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)) (infml 口) (cause sth to) become confused,jammed, tangled, etc (使某物)混亂、 阻塞、 糾結(jié)在一起等
The machine snarled the material up. 機(jī)器把材料攪在一起了.
Traffic has snarled up the city centre. 來(lái)往車(chē)輛把市中心堵得水泄不通. `snarl-up n (infml 口) tangled or jammed state, esp of traffic 擁擠、 阻塞的狀態(tài)(尤指交通)
a big snarl-up on the motorway 高速公路上嚴(yán)重的交通阻塞.