| 单词 | snarl |
| 释义 | snarl snarl1 —snarler, n. —snarlingly, adv. /snahrl/, v.i. 1. to growl threateningly or viciously, esp. with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog. 2. to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog's snarl. v.t. 3. to say by snarling: to snarl a threat. n. 4. the act of snarling. 5. a snarling sound or utterance. [1580-90; earlier snarle, equiv. to obs. snar to snarl (c. D, LG snarren, G schnarren) + -LE] snarl2 /snahrl/, n. 1. a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire. 2. a complicated or confused condition or matter: a traffic snarl. 3. a knot in wood. v.t. 4. to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair. 5. to render complicated or confused: The questions snarled him up. 6. to raise or emboss, as parts of a thin metal vessel, by hammering on a tool (snarling iron) held against the inner surface of the vessel. v.i. 7. to become tangled; get into a tangle. [1350-1400; ME snarle; see SNARE1, -LE] |
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