Word · Frequency #12856
snore
鼾声
the rattling noise produced when snoring
- 1.
The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
打鼾的行为及发出的声音
- 2.
the rattling noise produced when snoring
鼾声
- 3.
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
打鼾
打鼾的行为及发出的声音；打鼾
In use
The loud snore from the next room kept me awake all night.
Her gentle snores told me she had finally fallen asleep.
A sudden snore escaped him as he dozed off on the train.
a snore
名词用法：snore 是可数名词，可用 a/an 修饰，也可用复数 snores 表示多次鼾声。
A loud snore came from the bedroom.
卧室里传来响亮的鼾声。
hear sb snoring
不及物动词用法：snore 常用于 “hear + 宾语 + 现在分词” 结构，表示听到某人正在打鼾。
I could hear my husband snoring in the next room.
我能听到我丈夫在隔壁房间打鼾。
snore sth away
及物动词用法：snore 后接时间名词 + away，表示整个时间段都在打鼾，如 snore the night away（整夜打鼾）。
Connections
Collocations
- a loud snore
- 响亮的鼾声
- I was woken by a loud snore from my brother.我被哥哥响亮的鼾声吵醒了。
- a heavy snore
- 粗重的鼾声
- His heavy snore could be heard all the way downstairs.他粗重的鼾声在楼下都能听到。
- a gentle snore
- 轻柔的鼾声
- The baby gave a gentle snore and then settled back to sleep.婴儿轻轻打了一声鼾，然后又睡着了。
- let out a snore
- 发出鼾声
- He let out a loud snore and woke himself up.他发出响亮的鼾声，把自己吵醒了。
- hear a snore
- 听到鼾声
- I could hear a snore coming from the tent next to ours.我能听到隔壁帐篷传来鼾声。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 snore 联想成“睡觉时的呼噜声”：night 里有人发出“呼噜”声，就是 snore（鼾声）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、睡眠健康讨论 snore 作名词时表示“鼾声”，属于中性日常用词，口语和书面语中都较常见，多用于描述睡眠时的声音；在实际使用中常与形容词搭配，如 loud snore。
Pronunciation & Spelling
store、more、score、shore 与 snore 押韵（/ɔr/），拼写上也都有 ore。floor 和 pour 也读 /ɔr/，与 snore 押韵，但拼写分别为 oor、our。注意 sneer /snɪr/、snare /snɛr/、snooze /snuːz/、snort /snɔrt/ 拼写看似相近但不押韵。
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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