snarl
snarl 英 [snɑ:l] 美 [snɑrl]
n. 咆哮；怒骂；混乱 vi. 咆哮；怒骂；缠结 vt. 搞乱；咆哮着说；使…缠结
进行时:snarling 过去式:snarled 过去分词:snarled 第三人称单数:snarls 名词复数:snarls
- To snarl or make a snarl is to growl like an angry dog or speak abruptly and aggressively. A snarl can also be something tangled or confused.
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- n. 咆哮；怒骂；混乱
- vi. 咆哮；怒骂；缠结
- vt. 搞乱；咆哮着说；使…缠结
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1. If the moon cuts through the clouds, the bombers will come, filling the sky with their angry snarl.
如果月亮穿出云层，也许轰炸机就会飞来，在天空中发出凶恶的咆哮。
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2. In many cases, changing the method signature so the collaborator becomes a parameter will result in a confusing, untested snarl of code inside the method's original callers.
在许多情况下，更改方法签名以使合作者成为参数将会在方法的原始调用者内部产生混淆的、未经试验的代码混乱。
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3. If a wolf displays dominance over him, Ellis can curl his lips into a fearsome, defensive snarl that makes you wonder whether the man doesn't have a bit of lobo running through his blood.
如果有一头狼对他表示强势，埃利斯就会卷曲舌头做出可怕的样子，并且保护性地咆哮，这时你会怀疑他体内是否真的流着灰狼的血。
- snarl (n.1) late 14c., "a snare, noose," from snarl (v.1). Meaning "a tangle, a knot" is first attested c. 1600. Meaning "a traffic jam" is from 1933.
- snarl (n.2) "a sharp growl accompanied by a display of the teeth," 1610s, from snarl (v.2).
- snarl (v.1) "to tangle, to catch in a snare or noose" (trans.), late 14c., from a noun snarl "a snare, a noose" (late 14c.), probably a diminutive of snare (n.1). Intransitive sense "become twisted or entangled" is from c. 1600. Related: Snarled; snarling.
- snarl (v.2) "growl and bare the teeth," 1580s, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren "to rattle," probably of imitative origin (compare German schnarren "to rattle," schnurren "to hum, buzz"). Meaning "speak in a harsh manner" first recorded 1690s. Related: Snarled; snarling.
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