snivel about sth
表示带着哭腔抱怨某事，多含贬义，常用于否定祈使句。
Stop snivelling about the money you lost.
别为丢了钱哭哭啼啼了。
哭诉；带着哭腔说话
snivels — third person singular of snivel
抽鼻子；因鼻塞而粗重地呼吸；当鼻子因充满鼻涕而堵塞时,用鼻子沉重地呼吸。；流鼻涕；哭泣
to speak in a tearful manner
当鼻子因充满鼻涕而堵塞时,用鼻子沉重地呼吸。
To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
哭诉
talk in a tearful manner
一般现在时
He snivels when he is upset.
他难过时会哭哭啼啼。
一般过去时
The child snivelled after being scolded.
孩子被责骂后哭哭啼啼。
现在进行时
Stop snivelling and tell me what happened.
别哭哭啼啼了，告诉我发生了什么。
注意：过去式和现在分词需双写 l。
He snivelled about the broken toy until his mother fixed it.
他哭着抱怨玩具坏了，直到妈妈把它修好。
用法提示：snivelled 是 snivel 的过去式，在这里表示“哭着抱怨”。
Stop snivelling and explain clearly what you want.
别哭哭啼啼的，说清楚你想要什么。
用法提示：snivelling 是 snivel 的现在分词，与 Stop 连用表示“别哭哭啼啼”。
She snivels whenever she loses a game.
她每次输了比赛都会哭诉。
用法提示：snivels 是 snivel 的第三人称单数，表示习惯性的哭诉。
表示带着哭腔抱怨某事，多含贬义，常用于否定祈使句。
Stop snivelling about the money you lost.
别为丢了钱哭哭啼啼了。
stop、start 后接动词的 -ing 形式；英式拼写为 snivelling，美式拼写为 sniveling。
The child stopped snivelling as soon as his mother came in.
妈妈一进来，孩子就不抽抽搭搭地哭了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sniveled his nose during the whole movie.
正确表达He sniveled during the whole movie.
snivel 是不及物动词，后面不能接“his nose”作宾语。汉语“抽鼻子”是动宾结构，但英语中 snivel 本身已包含“鼻子不通气地呼吸”的意思，去掉宾语即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子She sniveled her teacher about the unfair grade.
正确表达She sniveled to her teacher about the unfair grade.
snivel 作“哭诉”讲时是不及物动词，向某人哭诉要用 snivel to sb.；不能把“her teacher”直接放在 snivel 后作宾语。汉语“向老师哭诉”里的“向”对应英语介词 to。
snivel 强调鼻子被鼻涕堵住时粗重地呼吸，或带着哭腔诉说；sniffle 侧重反复、短促地轻轻吸鼻子，多因感冒或流泪，且常用复数 the sniffles 指轻微感冒。
snivel 侧重带着哭腔说话或抽鼻子抱怨；whimper 只指发出细小、断续的呜咽声，多因疼痛或害怕，不含“诉说、抱怨”的意思。
snivel 是鼻塞时沉重地呼吸或哭诉；sniff 指短促有力地吸一下鼻子，可用于闻气味或吸鼻涕，但不带哭腔诉说的含义。
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