Word · Frequency #15144
snug
僻静的小房间
a small secluded room
- 1.
A lug.
凸耳
- 2.
a small secluded room
小而隐蔽的房间
凸耳；小而隐蔽的房间
In use
After dinner, we went into the snug for some quiet conversation.
She curled up in the snug with a book and a cup of tea.
The cottage has a tiny snug under the stairs where the children like to play.
be snug
snug 作形容词常形容地方小巧舒适、温暖惬意。
The cabin was snug and warm.
小屋舒适又暖和。
snug sth
snug 作动词常用于“把…弄紧/弄整洁”，如裹紧衣物或系紧绳子。
She snugged the blanket around the child.
她把毯子紧裹在孩子身上。
be in the snug
snug 作名词指酒吧等处安静、隐蔽的小房间。
They were in the snug all evening.
他们整个晚上都在那间小包间里。
Common mistakes
This blanket is more snug than that one.This blanket is snugger than that one.
snug 是单音节形容词，比较级应直接加 -er 变成 snugger；more 用于多音节形容词或某些双音节形容词，所以 more snug 不是自然的英语比较级。
They drank tea in snug.They drank tea in a snug.
snug 作名词指“僻静的小房间”时是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a，不能直接把 in 后接零冠词的单数可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- snug fit
- 贴身；紧身合体
- These boots have a snug fit, so they won't slip.这双靴子很合脚，所以不会滑脱。
- snug and warm
- 舒适暖和的
- The child was snug and warm in her new pajamas.孩子穿着新睡衣，又舒服又暖和。
- a snug little cottage
- 一座舒适的小屋
- They bought a snug little cottage in the countryside.他们在乡下买了一所舒适的小屋。
- snug in bed
- 舒适地躺在床上
- I stayed snug in bed and read all morning.我一上午都舒服地躺在床上看书。
- as snug as a bug in a rug
- 非常舒适安逸的
- The cat looked as snug as a bug in a rug in its basket.那只猫躺在篮子里，舒服极了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把snug联想成snuggle（依偎），依偎在温暖舒适的小角落里；紧身、温暖、舒适都带这种感觉。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：British pubs、small private rooms in homes 这个义项表示“小而僻静的房间”，多用于英式英语，常指酒吧里相对私密的小间，也可指家中舒适的小房间；语气亲切、略带怀旧，比较常见于口语或文学作品，正式场合较少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 snug /snʌɡ/ 押韵（韵母 /ʌɡ/）的词：hug、bug、rug、mug。注意拼写相似的 snag /snæɡ/ 和 sung /sʌŋ/ 发音不同：snag 的元音是 /æ/，sung 的结尾是 /ŋ/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.