with a snivel
snivel 作可数名词时，常用 with a snivel 表示说话或动作伴随一声抽噎。
"I'm sorry," he said with a snivel.
“对不起。”他抽噎着说。
抽噎；哭哭啼啼
snivels — plural of snivel
鼻涕；（鼻塞时）用鼻子粗重地呼吸；抽泣的行为。；以哭泣的方式抱怨；鼻涕；鼻黏液。
the act of snivelling; tearful whining
抽泣的行为。
The act of snivelling.
以哭泣的方式抱怨
whining in a tearful manner
鼻涕；鼻黏液。
Nasal mucus; snot.
用鼻子重重地呼吸(如鼻塞时)
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
He gave a weak snivel before apologizing.
他道歉前发出了一声微弱的抽噎。
用法提示：snivel 作名词，指一声带着哭腔的抽噎。
Her constant snivel during the movie annoyed everyone.
她看电影时不停地抽抽搭搭，惹恼了大家。
用法提示：snivel 作名词，表示持续哭哭啼啼的样子。
He tried to hide his snivel with a cough.
他试图用咳嗽掩盖自己的抽噎。
用法提示：snivel 指抽噎的动作或声音，这里是名词。
snivel 作可数名词时，常用 with a snivel 表示说话或动作伴随一声抽噎。
"I'm sorry," he said with a snivel.
“对不起。”他抽噎着说。
单数可数名词前需要限定词，如 his、her、the 等，不能说成单独使用的 snivel。
Her snivel was the only sound in the room.
她的抽泣声是屋里唯一的声响。
指鼻涕时不可数，前面一般加 the，常与 wipe、wipe away 等动词连用。
The child wiped the snivel from his nose with the back of his hand.
孩子用手背擦去鼻子上的鼻涕。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wiped the snivels off his nose.
正确表达He wiped the snivel off his nose.
表示“鼻涕”的 snivel 是不可数名词，没有复数形式；复数 snivels 只用于“一次次抽泣的动作”，不能指黏液。因此这里应去掉 -s，用单数 snivel 表示黏液。
grammar · medium
易错句子He let out snivel and looked away.
正确表达He let out a snivel and looked away.
表示“一次抽泣（的动作）”时，snivel 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词；汉语名词没有冠词，容易漏掉 a。加上 a 后，a snivel 表示一次抽泣。
snivel 作名词指哭哭啼啼的抽噎或鼻涕，常带抱怨、可怜的语气；sniffle 多指因感冒或受凉而不停地轻轻抽鼻子，通常不含抱怨意味。
snivel 强调带着哭腔、抽噎着抱怨，常见于文学描写；whine 更泛指用尖细、拖长的声音抱怨或哀号，不一定要流泪。
snivel 作名词可指鼻塞时粗重的呼吸声或鼻涕；sniff 指短促地吸气来闻气味或抽鼻子，动作更短、更主动。
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