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TOEFL BNC: 10745 COCA: 12288

snarl

1 snarl /ˈsnɑrəl/ noun
plural snarls
1 snarl
/ˈsnɑrəl/
noun
plural snarls
Learner's definition of SNARL
[count]
: a twisted knot of hairs, thread, etc. : tangle(线、头发等的)缠结
: a situation in which you can no longer move or make progress混乱;堵塞
compare 4snarl
2 snarl /ˈsnɑrəl/ verb
snarls; snarled; snarling
2 snarl
/ˈsnɑrəl/
verb
snarls; snarled; snarling
Learner's definition of SNARL
: to become twisted together : to form a snarl or snarls缠结;打结
[no object]
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[+ object]
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

snarl up

[phrasal verb]
snarl (something) up or snarl up (something) chiefly British
: to stop (something or someone) from moving or making progress堵塞
see also snarl-up
compare 3snarl
3 snarl /ˈsnɑrəl/ verb
snarls; snarled; snarling
3 snarl
/ˈsnɑrəl/
verb
snarls; snarled; snarling
Learner's definition of SNARL
[no object] : to growl and show the teeth龇牙狂吠usually + at
: to say something in an angry or annoyed way咆哮;怒吼
[+ object]
often + at
[no object]
compare 2snarl
4 snarl /ˈsnɑrəl/ noun
plural snarls
4 snarl
/ˈsnɑrəl/
noun
plural snarls
Learner's definition of SNARL
[count]
: an act of growling and showing the teeth龇牙狂吠usually singular通常用单数
compare 1snarl
TOEFL BNC: 10745 COCA: 12288

snarl

1 of 4

verb (1)

snarled; snarling; snarls

transitive verb

1
: to cause to become knotted and intertwined : tangle
2
: to make excessively complicated

snarl

2 of 4

noun (1)

1
: a tangle especially of hairs or thread : knot
2
: a tangled situation
traffic snarls

snarl

3 of 4

verb (2)

snarled; snarling; snarls

intransitive verb

1
: to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth
2
: to give vent to anger in surly language

transitive verb

: to utter or express with a snarl or by snarling

snarl

4 of 4

noun (2)

: a surly angry growl
snarly adjective

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare

Noun (1)

Middle English snarle snare, noose, probably from snarlen, verb

Verb (2)

frequentative of obsolete English snar to growl; akin to Middle Low German snorren to drone, rattle

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snarl was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 10745 COCA: 12288
snarl

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBangrily, savagely, viciously氣憤地/惡狠狠地/充滿敵意地吼叫He snarled savagely at her.他向她狂吼起來。almost幾乎咆哮起來PREPOSITIONat朝⋯吼A guard dog snarled at us as we walked by.我們路過時,一隻看門狗朝外面狂吠。

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