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。
僻静的小房间
snugs — plural of snug
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
僻静的小房间
a small secluded room
The cabin was snug and warm.
小屋舒适又暖和。
凸耳
A lug.
小而隐蔽的房间
a small secluded room
After dinner, we went into the snug for some quiet conversation.
晚饭后,我们走进那间舒适的小屋里安静地聊了会儿。
She curled up in the snug with a book and a cup of tea.
她带着一本书和一杯茶,蜷缩在那间舒适的小屋里。
The cottage has a tiny snug under the stairs where the children like to play.
这间小屋的楼梯下有一个小小的隐秘房间,孩子们喜欢在那里玩。
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 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。
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。
Not this
This blanket is more snug than that one.
Use this
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。
Not this
They drank tea in snug.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
非常舒适,温暖惬意
The cat found a cozy corner and was soon snug as a bug in a rug.
猫找到了一个舒适的角落,很快便舒舒服服地窝在那里。
译:孩子们在床上躺得暖暖和和,/ 满脑子都是糖果的甜美幻梦。(出自经典圣诞诗《圣诞前夜》)
Wrapped in a soft blanket, I felt snug and content as the snow fell outside.
裹着柔软的毯子,外面的雪纷纷扬扬,我感到温暖而满足。
译:像地毯里的虫子一样舒服——形容人或动物非常温暖舒适、安稳惬意。(英语常见俗语)
Don’t worry about me; I’m snug as a bug in a rug in this warm cabin.
别担心我,我在这个温暖的小屋里舒适得很。
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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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.