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[/snɑːl; snɑrl/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of dogs, etc) show the teeth and growl angrily （指狗等）露出牙齿低声怒吠或吼:
The dog snarled at the milkman. 那条狗对著送牛奶的人低声吠叫. *
The tiger snarled frighteningly. 老虎发出可怕的吼声. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (at sb) (of people) speak in an angry bad-tempered voice （指人）咆哮, 厉声喊叫:
`Get out of here,' he snarled (at us). ｀滚开,＇他（对我们）厉声嚷道. *
an unpleasant man who snarled abuse at strangers 大骂陌生人的讨厌的男子. snarl 2
n (usu sing 通常作单数) act or sound of snarling 怒吼（声）; 咆哮（声）:
the sudden snarl of the dog 那狗突然发出的吠叫声 *
answer with an angry snarl 怒气冲冲地回答. snarl 3
[/snɑːl; snɑrl/] n (infml) confused state; tangle 混乱; 纠缠:
My knitting was in a terrible snarl. 我织的东西都乱成一团了. snarl 4
v (phr v) snarl (sth) up (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) (infml) (cause sth to) become confused,jammed, tangled, etc （使某物）混乱、 阻塞、 纠结在一起等:
The machine snarled the material up. 机器把材料搅在一起了. *
Traffic has snarled up the city centre. 来往车辆把市中心堵得水泄不通. `snarl-up n (infml) tangled or jammed state, esp of traffic 拥挤、 阻塞的状态（尤指交通）:
a big snarl-up on the motorway 高速公路上严重的交通阻塞. |