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a snarl of sth
也可用于比喻，指交通或问题等复杂混乱的状态。
A snarl of wires lay under the desk.
桌子下有一团缠结的电线。
咆哮；怒吼
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咆哮；怒吼
a growl or snarling sound, especially of an angry dog
A snarl of wires lay under the desk.
桌子下有一团缠结的电线。
难以解开的头发、线等的结或缠结。
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
咆哮的动作；怒吼；粗暴或不满的表情；愤怒的争吵
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
复杂的纠结；棘手的问题；复杂或纠缠的情况
An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
咆哮声,例如愤怒或粗暴的狗的声音,或类似的咕哝声。
A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
She spent an hour trying to brush the snarl out of her hair.
她花了一个小时试图把头发上的缠结梳开。
The fishing line had a snarl that took ages to untangle.
钓鱼线打了一个乱结，花了很长时间才解开。
There was a snarl of cables behind the computer desk.
电脑桌后面有一团缠结的电线。
也可用于比喻，指交通或问题等复杂混乱的状态。
A snarl of wires lay under the desk.
桌子下有一团缠结的电线。
常描述人或动物愤怒时的表情。
The dog bared its teeth with a snarl.
那条狗龇着牙咆哮了一声。
常与 be、get 等动词连用，表示处于混乱或缠结的状态。
Traffic was in a snarl after the accident.
事故后交通陷入一片混乱。
Not this
Her hair was all in snarl after the wind.
Use this
Her hair was all in a snarl after the wind.
snarl 作“缠结”讲是可数名词，必须用 a snarl；in a snarl 是固定搭配，漏掉 a 造成不可数错误。
Not this
The guard gave a snarl to the intruder.
Use this
The guard gave a snarl at the intruder.
表示吼声/怒斥的对象时，名词 snarl 像动词 snarl at 一样用 at 表示敌对指向；to 只表方向或给予，不能表达这种态度。
Not this
He warned us in a snarl.
Use this
He warned us with a snarl.
in a snarl 指“处于纠缠/混乱状态”，而“带着吼声或怒气做某事”要用 with a snarl 表示伴随方式。
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交通拥堵
The accident caused a traffic snarl that lasted for hours.
事故造成了持续数小时的交通拥堵。
缠结的头发
She tried to comb out the snarl of hair in the morning.
她早上想梳开缠结的头发。
缠成一团的电线
Behind the desk there was a snarl of wires.
桌子后面有一团缠在一起的电线。
咆哮着；带着怒容
He turned around with a snarl.
他咆哮着转过身来。
发出一声咆哮
The dog let out a snarl and bared its teeth.
那只狗发出一声咆哮，露出了牙齿。
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联想：狗生气低吼（snarl）时颈毛竖起像打结的乱毛，于是snarl一词兼有“咆哮”和“缠结”两种意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：谈论头发、线缆等缠结时、描述动物或人发出低吼、怒声时、讨论交通、法律或组织中的复杂难题时 snarl 作名词时有“缠结”“低吼/怒声”和“复杂难办的局面”等几个常见含义。它们通常出现在日常叙述或新闻报道中，总体属于中性；其中“复杂局面”的比喻用法多用于灵活的口语或报刊表达，不像正式文书那么严肃。
表示“缠结的一团”时，常与 of 连用说明缠绕物；表示“咆哮”时，是可数名词，常作单数。
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