snarl
snarl1
verb
snarler
noun
snarlingly
adverb
snarly
( snarlier, snarliest)
adjective(snarlier, snarliest)
语源
snarl2
verb
[with obj.]
verb
- [no obj.](of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth
（狗等动物）露齿狂吠，嗥叫
[asadj. snarling]snarling Alsatians.
嗥叫的牧羊犬。
■[reporting verb](of a person) say something in an angry, bad-tempered voice
（人）吼叫
I used to snarl at anyone I disliked.
我过去总是对着我不喜欢的人吼叫。
[with direct speech]‘Shut your mouth!’ he snarled.
“闭嘴！”他吼道。
[with obj.]he snarled a few choice remarks at them.
他冲着他们吼了几声。
- an act or sound of snarling
嗥叫
a snarl of rage.
小猫咧着嘴嗥叫。
snarler
noun
snarlingly
adverb
snarly
( snarlier, snarliest)
adjective(snarlier, snarliest)
语源
- late 16th cent.: extension of obsolete snar, of Germanic origin; related to German schnarren 'rattle, snarl', probably imitative
snarl2
verb
[with obj.]
- (snarl something up)entangle or impede something
缠结，阻碍
the trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush.
拖地的（牵狗）皮带被带刺的灌木缠住了。
■[no obj.](snarl up)become entangled or impeded
被缠；陷入混乱
the promising opening soon snarls up in a mess of motives.
预计会成功的开幕式由于目标不一而很快陷入混乱之中。 - decorate (metalwork) with raised shapes by hammering the underside
（在金属制品上）打出凸起花纹
- a knot or tangle
结，成团
snarls of wild raspberry plants.
野山莓的藤结。
- late Middle English (in the senses 'snare, noose' and 'catch in a snare'): from snare
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