单词 | snug |
释义 | Word Frequency snug(snʌɡ) adjectiveWord forms: snugger or snuggest 1. comfortably warm and well-protected; cosy the children were snug in bed during the blizzard 2. small but comfortable a snug cottage 3. well-ordered; compact a snug boat 4. sheltered and secure a snug anchorage 5. fitting closely and comfortably 6. offering safe concealment noun 7. (in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons 8. engineering a small peg under the head of a bolt engaging with a slot in the bolted component to prevent the bolt turning when the nut is tightened verbWord forms: snugs, snugging or snugged 9. to make or become comfortable and warm 10. (transitive) nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear Derived forms snugly (ˈsnugly) adverb snugness (ˈsnugness) noun Word origin C16 (in the sense: prepared for storms (used of a ship)): related to Old Icelandic snöggr short-haired, Swedish snygg tidy, Low German snögger smart |
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