Word · Frequency #10745
snarling
（动物）龇牙低吼；愤怒地咆哮
snarling is the present participle of snarl.
(of an animal) to growl angrily, showing or baring the teeth
多指狗等动物
- 1.
To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
使纠缠；使复杂；使打结
- 2.
To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
愤怒地咆哮,露齿或磨牙；发出咕哝声。
- 3.
To become entangled.
变得纠缠。
- 4.
To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
愤怒地抱怨；咆哮地说。
- 5.
To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
置于尴尬境地；使陷入困境；使过于复杂
- 6.
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
粗鲁地说话；用粗暴的语言交谈。
- 7.
To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
交通堵塞,或使交通堵塞。
- 8.
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
通过内表面的敲击在薄金属器皿的外表面形成凸起的花纹；压花
咆哮；怒气冲冲地说；粗声粗气地说；（使）缠结；使纠结；使陷入困境；使复杂化；（使）交通拥堵；堵车；敲花；用敲花锤从反面敲击金属使表面隆起图案；使纠缠；使复杂；使打结
In use
The dog snarled and bared its teeth when I approached its food bowl.
Our manager snarled at us for arriving late to the meeting.
She snarled a quick warning before slamming the door.
snarl at sb/sth
表示发出愤怒或威胁的声音。
The dog snarled at the stranger.
狗对着陌生人吼叫。
snarl sth
用于表达愤怒地说出话语。
He snarled a threat at the intruder.
他咆哮着对闯入者发出威胁。
be snarled (up)
表示陷入混乱或缠结状态。
The traffic was snarled up for hours.
Connections
Collocations
- snarl at somebody
- 对某人龇牙低吼；朝某人愤怒地咆哮
- The dog snarled at the stranger.那条狗朝陌生人龇牙低吼。
- snarl a reply
- 怒气冲冲地回答
- He snarled a reply at the reporter.他怒气冲冲地回答了记者。
- snarl up
- 使…缠结；使…复杂化
- The legal dispute snarled up the negotiations.这场法律纠纷使谈判复杂化了。
- snarl traffic
- 使交通堵塞
- The storm snarled traffic across the city.暴风雨造成全市交通堵塞。
Idioms & figurative uses
- snarl up
- 使缠结；使堵塞The accident snarled up traffic for miles.事故导致数英里范围内的交通陷入堵塞。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
狗龇牙低吼（snarl）时，脖子上的绳子也缠成团（snarl）——一个词记两种意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：小说对话描写、新闻报道引语、争吵或冲突场景 此处讨论的是‘snarl’表示‘愤怒地咆哮、粗声粗气地说’的动词用法。该义项通常用于转述某人带着怒气说话，多出现在小说叙事、新闻报道或争吵场景中；日常口语里使用也很自然，但语气上带有明显的负面情绪。正式程度大体为中性，具体随语境变化。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时，后接名词或从句；作不及物动词时，常与at连用表示对某人吼叫。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In non-rhotic pronunciation, snarl is /snɑːl/. It rhymes with gnarl /nɑːl/ (the g is silent). Bar, jar and car share the 'ar' spelling and the /ɑː/ vowel but have no final /l/, so they do not rhyme. Snare begins with the same letters 'snar' but is pronounced /sneə/, not /snɑːl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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