Word · Frequency #10771
snorting
喷鼻息；发出鼻息声
snorting is the present participle of snort.
To make a sudden harsh sound by forcing air out through the nose.
- 1.
To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
发出哼声；用力用鼻子呼气。
- 2.
To express or force out by snorting.
用哼声表达或挤出。
- 3.
To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.
(或仿佛)通过哼声表达轻蔑或厌恶。
- 4.
To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
使用通气管在潜望镜深度航行。
哼一声表示轻蔑（或厌恶）；嗤之以鼻；用鼻子哼着说出；从鼻子喷出；用通气管潜航；发出哼声；用力用鼻子呼气。；用哼声表达或挤出。
In use
The horse snorted loudly and stamped its hoof.
She snorted with contempt at his excuse.
He snorted out a laugh at the silly joke.
Verb forms
base snort · third person snorts · -ing snorting · past snorted · past participle snorted
表示轻蔑或吸气时发出的声音
Connections
Collocations
- snort with laughter
- 噗嗤一声笑出来
- She couldn't help but snort with laughter at his joke.听了他的笑话，她忍不住噗嗤一声笑了出来。
- snort in disgust
- 厌恶地哼一声
- He looked at the spoiled food and snorted in disgust.他看着变质的食物，厌恶地哼了一声。
- snort derisively
- 轻蔑地哼一声
- The critic snorted derisively when the singer missed the note.歌手跑调时，评论家轻蔑地哼了一声。
- snort at
- 对……嗤之以鼻
- She snorted at the suggestion that she was wrong.她对说自己错了的说法嗤之以鼻。
- snort out
- 哼着说出
- He snorted out an angry reply without looking up.他头也不抬，哼着说出生气的回答。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 snore（打鼾）和 nose：鼻子用力“哼”出气就是 snort，表示轻蔑时也喷鼻息。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、小说叙事、动物行为描述 该义项（发出鼻息声或哼声）通常用于日常描述和叙事，口语和文学作品中都比较自然；正式学术或科技文体中较少出现。
Grammar Note
既可作不及物动词（表示喷鼻息或轻蔑地哼），也可作及物动词（表示吸入毒品或哼着鼻子说）
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下 "-ort" 拼写的词（sort、short、sport、port）彼此押韵（/ɔːt/），但与目标词 snort 的注音 /snɒ:t/ 并不押韵，只是形近词。snot 和 snout 也是形近词，但元音不同。
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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