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snicker

英 ['snɪkə] 美 ['snɪkɚ]

vi. 偷笑，窃笑
vt. 窃笑着说
n. 窃笑
n. (Snicker)人名；(芬、瑞典)斯尼克

中文词源

snicker 窃笑，暗笑

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义窃笑，暗笑。-er,表反复。

英文词源

snicker (v.): "laugh in a half-suppressed way," 1690s, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Dutch snikken "to gasp, sob." Related: Snickered; snickering.
snicker (n.): "a smothered laugh," 1835, from snicker (v.).

双语例句

1. The shuffle and snicker that became the comedian's trademark.: 搅和与窃笑成为喜剧演员的标志.

2. The shuffle and snicker become the comedian's trademark.: 搅和与窃笑成为那个戏剧演员的标志.

3. A few hecklers snicker at the signs , but mostly people are either confused or indifferent.: 大部分的驻足观望者是外国游客.