have the sniffles
口语里 the sniffles 指轻微的感冒症状，常与 have 连用。
Both kids have the sniffles this week.
这周两个孩子都鼻塞流鼻涕。
抽鼻子；流鼻涕的状态
抽鼻子；流鼻涕的状态
The act, or the sound of sniffling; the condition of having a runny or wet nose, as from a cold or allergies.
I heard a quiet sniffle from the back row during the sad movie.
看电影时，我听到后排传来一声轻轻的抽鼻子声。
用法提示：sniffle 作名词，指抽鼻子或吸鼻子的声音。
She has the sniffles and keeps a box of tissues on her desk.
她有点鼻塞流涕，桌上总放着一盒纸巾。
用法提示：sniffles 是名词复数形式，指感冒或过敏时流鼻涕、鼻塞的状态。
A sniffle was the only sound in the quiet library.
安静的图书馆里只有吸鼻子的声音。
用法提示：sniffle 作单数名词，指一次吸鼻子的动作或声音。
口语里 the sniffles 指轻微的感冒症状，常与 have 连用。
Both kids have the sniffles this week.
这周两个孩子都鼻塞流鼻涕。
get the sniffles 强调开始出现鼻塞、流鼻涕的症状。
She always gets the sniffles when the weather turns cold.
天气一转冷，她就总是鼻塞流鼻涕。
作可数名词时指一次抽鼻子的动作或声音，常与 let out 连用。
The little girl let out a sniffle and wiped her nose.
小女孩吸了一下鼻子，擦了擦鼻子。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has sniffle and keeps wiping his nose.
正确表达He has a sniffle and keeps wiping his nose.
sniffle 作可数名词表示一次抽鼻子或轻微感冒，单数形式前必须加冠词 a；汉语名词前没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子The child has the sniffle.
正确表达The child has the sniffles.
表示“流鼻涕、轻微感冒”这一状态时，英语固定用复数形式 the sniffles；单数 the sniffle 不能表达这个习语含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子My nose is sniffle, so I need a tissue.
正确表达My nose is runny, so I need a tissue.
sniffle 是名词，不能作形容词放在系动词后描述鼻子；描述“流鼻涕的”应使用形容词 runny。
sniff 是主动用力吸气，既可指闻味道也可指吸鼻涕，常作动词；sniffle 作名词时指反复轻轻抽鼻子的声音，或感冒流鼻涕的状态，带有连续、病态的意味。
snivel 指一边哭一边抽鼻子，带有抱怨、可怜或贬义色彩，多作动词；sniffle 只是中性描述抽鼻子或流鼻涕，不含哭诉意味。
snuffle 强调鼻腔堵塞时呼吸发出的粗重呼哧声，声音更响更持续；sniffle 则是较轻的反复抽鼻声，常与感冒流鼻涕相关。
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