摘要：△He was weeping and sniffing because people called him evil. It wasn't like him to cry in a feeble way (他哭哭啼啼的，因为大家叫他恶魔。他从来都没有这么孱弱

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△He was weeping and sniffing because people called him evil. It wasn't like him to cry in a feeble way (他哭哭啼啼的，因为大家叫他恶魔。他从来都没有这么孱弱过).

图中前两个红色字体组合在一起，组成今天的高级词汇：snivel /'snɪvl/，cry in a feeble way (用一种软弱的方式哭) 则是对 snivel 词义的解释。

词义

剑桥字典对 snivel 的解释：哭鼻子，抽噎，哭哭啼啼。

She's sitting in her bedroom sniveling because she was told off for not finishing her work.

她坐在卧室哭鼻子，因为她没完成作业挨了批评。(v.)

Her torrent of howl weakened to a snivel.

她阵阵喊叫逐渐减弱成抽噎。(n.)

snivel 近义词按难度级别由低到高：

cry /kraɪ/：哭，喊 (中学)

weep /wi:p/：(因悲伤)流泪，哭泣 (中学)

sob /sɒb/：呜咽，啜泣 (中学)

whimper /'wɪmpər/：呜咽，啜泣 (GRE)

blubber /'blʌbər/：放声大哭 (GRE)

wail /weɪl/：(因悲伤或疼痛)恸哭, 哀嚎 (GRE)

whine /waɪn/：哀鸣，哭诉 (GRE)

bawl /bɔ:l/：放声痛哭，大叫 (GRE)

yowl /jaʊl/：恸哭，嚎叫 (GRE)

同源

snivel 的词根 sn 表示与鼻子有关，常用的同源词：

sneeze /sni:z/：(打)喷嚏 (v.& n.)

snicker /'sni:kər/：窃笑 (v.& n.)

sniff /snɪf/：抽鼻子，闻 (v.& n.)

snigger /'snɪgər/：= snicker

snore /snɔ:r/：打鼾 (v.& n.)

snot /snɒt/：鼻涕 (n.)

snout /snaʊt/：(猪等动物的)口鼻 (n.)

snuff /snʌf/：鼻烟 (n.) 用鼻子吸 (v.)

sneer /snɪr/：冷笑，嘲笑 (v.& n.)

影视

△The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (《霍比特人2》)

△Supernatural (《邪恶力量》第十二季)

小说

"She's dead!" he said. "I've not waited for you to learn that. Put your handkerchief away - don't snivel before me. Damn you all! She wants none of your tears!"

- From Chapter 16 of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

"她死了！"他说道，"不用等你说我就知道啦。收起你的手绢 - 别在我面前一把鼻涕，一把眼泪地哭个没完。你们统统该死！她才不稀罕你们的眼泪呢！"

- 艾米丽·勃朗特《呼啸山庄》第16章

来源：学无用的英语