Word · Frequency #21071
snigger
/ˈsnigə/
noun
窃笑；暗笑
核心释义
a disrespectful laugh
- 1.
不尊重的笑
a disrespectful laugh
不尊重的笑；窃笑；暗笑
用法In use
The students tried not to snigger when the lecturer mispronounced the word.
用法提示：snigger 为动词原形，与 try not to 连用，表示忍住嘲笑式的窃笑。
He sniggered at his brother's clumsy attempt to dance.
用法提示：sniggered 为 snigger 的过去式，作谓语，表示因他人出丑而暗笑。
Stop sniggering and listen to what I'm saying!
用法提示：sniggering 为现在分词，与 stop 连用，表示嘲笑式的窃笑。
snigger at sb/sth
snigger 是不及物动词，表示“对……窃笑”时用 at。
The students sniggered at the teacher's mistake.
学生们窃笑老师的错误。
snigger about sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- snigger at someone/something
- 对某人/某事窃笑；嘲笑
- The students sniggered at the new boy's accent.学生们对新男孩的口音窃笑。
- snigger behind someone's back
- 在某人背后窃笑
- They sniggered behind her back at her old-fashioned clothes.他们在她背后对她的老式衣服窃笑。
- snigger to oneself
- 暗自窃笑
- He sniggered to himself when he saw the typo in the report.他看到报告里的错别字时暗自窃笑。
- suppress a snigger
- 忍住窃笑
- I had to suppress a snigger as the professor walked in with his shirt buttoned wrong.教授衬衫纽扣扣错走进来时，我不得不忍住窃笑。
- let out a snigger
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 snigger 想成 snicker（窃笑）和 giggle（咯咯笑）的混合：压低声音、不怀好意地偷笑。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：背后嘲笑他人时、听到冒犯性笑话时 snigger 多用于非正式场合，常指带着轻蔑或不尊重的低声笑，例如嘲笑别人出错或听到粗俗笑话时。正式写作中不常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
bigger、digger、trigger 都与 snigger 押韵，并共享拼写块 -igger。注意常见的形近词：singer 读作 /ˈsɪŋə/，带 /ŋ/ 音，不押韵；snicker 读作 /ˈsnɪkə/，仅结尾辅音不同，也不押韵。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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