单词 | snort |
释义 | snort I. intransitive verb 1. a. < a drover's pony … sipped the water, snorting at its own shadow — Alice Duncan-Kemp > b. < has been known to snort impatiently at public acknowledgments of his skill — R.L.Taylor > 2. obsolete 3. a. < the bleating and snorting lyricism of the saxophone — F.J.Mather > b. < an old car was snorting along the road without a muffler — Elizabeth Pollet > < the first iron horse that ever snorted up these mountains — A.W.Long > 4. transitive verb 1. < the horse snorted his relief at the removal of the heavy, burdened saddle and accouterments — Zane Grey > 2. < a horse snorting grass pollen out of his nostrils — H.L.Davis > 3. Synonyms: see exclaim II. 1. < gave an astonished snort of laughter — Kay Boyle > < was mingled with deep, hoarse snorts, and we knew that we had disturbed one of the big red deer — William Beebe > 2. 3. Britain |
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