Word · Frequency #15926
sneeze
喷嚏
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
- 1.
An act of sneezing.
打喷嚏
- 2.
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
不自主地从鼻子喷出空气的症状
打喷嚏；不自主地从鼻子喷出空气的症状
In use
A loud sneeze in the library made everyone look up.
She tried to hold back a sneeze during the meeting.
His sudden sneeze startled the cat.
there + be + a sneeze
sneeze 是可数名词，单数前要有 a/an；there be 结构常用来描述某处发出喷嚏声。
There was a loud sneeze in the silent room.
安静的房间里传来一声响亮的喷嚏。
have a sneeze
have a sneeze 表示“打喷嚏”这一动作，比单独用动词 sneeze 更强调一次性、事件化。
He had a sudden sneeze and spilled his coffee.
他突然打了个喷嚏，把咖啡洒了。
a fit of sneezes
a fit of sneezes 表示“一阵连续喷嚏”，sneeze 要用复数 sneezes。
The cat hair set off a fit of sneezes.
Connections
Collocations
- loud sneeze
- 响亮的喷嚏
- His loud sneeze startled everyone in the library.他响亮的喷嚏吓了图书馆里所有人一跳。
- stifle a sneeze
- 忍住不打喷嚏
- She tried to stifle a sneeze during the meeting.开会时她尽量忍住不打喷嚏。
- violent sneeze
- 剧烈的喷嚏
- A violent sneeze made him lose his balance.一个剧烈的喷嚏让他失去了平衡。
- sneeze reflex
- 喷嚏反射
- Bright light can trigger the sneeze reflex in some people.亮光可以触发某些人的喷嚏反射。
- repeated sneezes
- 连续打喷嚏
- Repeated sneezes are a common symptom of allergies.连续打喷嚏是过敏的常见症状。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sneeze 以 sn 开头，联想到 sniff（吸鼻子），中间的 ee 像气流冲出的长音，鼻子一痒喷出，就是喷嚏。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、健康咨询、医学描述 该名词义项在日常对话和一般书面语中均较常见，属中性用法；健康或医学话题中也常用，但更正式的书面表达可能会选择其他说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /iːz/ 结尾，与 sneeze 押韵。注意拼写差异：freeze、breeze、squeeze 用 -eeze，cheese 用 -eese，please 用 -ease，these 用 -ese；它们读音相同。别把 snooze（/snuːz/）当作押韵词。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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