Word · Frequency #26220
snuffle
/ˈsnʌfl/
noun
抽鼻子；鼻息声
An act of snuffling; a loud sniff through the nose.
- 1.
An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.
大声嗅闻的动作
大声嗅闻的动作；鼻音；鼻息；鼻塞
In use
The dog gave a loud snuffle when it smelled the food.
I heard a snuffle from the next room and knew someone was crying.
She tried to hide her tears, but a quiet snuffle gave her away.
Connections
Collocations
- give a snuffle
- 抽一下鼻子
- The little boy gave a snuffle and wiped his nose with his sleeve.小男孩抽了一下鼻子，用袖子擦了擦鼻子。
- a loud snuffle
- 响亮的抽鼻声
- A loud snuffle came from the back row of the classroom.教室后排传来了一声响亮的抽鼻声。
- with a snuffle
- 抽着鼻子
- He left the room with a snuffle.他抽着鼻子离开了房间。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the snuffles
- 轻微感冒，鼻塞She's got the snuffles and can't stop sneezing.她有点感冒鼻塞，不停地打喷嚏。
Synonyms
- sniff
- 抽鼻子；嗅 · sniff 比 snuffle 更常见、更轻，不强调鼻塞或湿漉漉的感觉；snuffle 多指带响声或鼻塞时的抽吸。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
snuffle 以 sniff 开头，记住“嗅”：想象狗狗凑近地面大声嗅闻，发出呼哧呼哧的鼻息声。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语中描述感冒或哭泣时抽鼻子、描述动物用鼻子嗅闻时 “snuffle”作名词多用于日常或偏口语的场景，指大声抽鼻子或嗅闻的动作，语气通常偏中性；在正式写作中较少使用。
Grammar Note
通常用单数，指鼻塞时的呼吸声。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，ruffle、scuffle、shuffle、muffle、truffle 与 snuffle 押韵，都以 /ʌfəl/ 结尾。注意 sniffle（/ˈsnɪfəl/）拼写与 snuffle 很像，但元音是 /ɪ/，不押韵；snuff（/snʌf/）只与 snuffle 前半部分读音相同，缺少 /əl/ 尾音节，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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