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单词 snarl
释义
snarl
(snɑːʳl )
Word forms: snarls , snarling , snarled
1. verb
When an animal snarls, it makes a fierce, rough sound in its throat while showing its teeth.
He raced ahead up into the bush, barking and snarling. [VERB]
The dogs snarled at the intruders. [VERB + at]
Synonyms: growl, show its teethof an animal  
Snarl is also a noun.
With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
2. verb
If you snarl something, you say it in a fierce, angry way.
'Let go of me,' he snarled. [VERB with quote]
I vaguely remember snarling at someone who stepped on my foot. [VERB + at]
'Aubrey.' Hyde seemed almost to snarl the name. [VERB noun]
Snarl is also a noun.
His eyes flashed, and his lips were drawn back in a furious snarl.
3. countable noun
A snarl is a disorganized mass of things.
She was tangled in a snarl of logs and branches. [+ of]
A radio-link automatically advises it of traffic snarls and plots a detour.
Synonyms: tangle, mass, twist, web  
Phrasal verbs:
snarl up
phrasal verb
To snarl something up means to cause problems which prevent it continuing or making progress.
The ensuing row snarled up the work of the joint peace commission. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
Translations:
Chinese: 咆哮
Japanese: 歯をむきだしてうなる
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