runny nose

IPA/ɹˈʌni nˈəʊz/
IPA/ɹˈʌni nˈoʊz/

runny nose — collocation

1. a condition in which mucus keeps coming out of your nose, especially when you ha

1.搭配詞A2
釋義

a condition in which mucus keeps coming out of your nose, especially when you have a cold.

例句

A runny nose kept Jiwoo awake most of the night.

a runny nose + kept [someone] awake

Mateo's runny nose got much worse overnight, so he missed practice.

possessive + runny nose got worse

同義詞
  • sniffles

    more informal and often broader, covering repeated sniffing as well as a mild cold

  • nasal discharge

    clinical or medical wording rather than everyday conversation

文法句型

have a runny nose

get a runny nose

with a runny nose

用法筆記

Most often appears after verbs like 'have' or 'get', or after a possessive such as 'my' or 'the baby's'. It is the normal everyday phrase for this symptom; in medical writing, 'nasal discharge' is more formal.

常見錯誤

❌I am runny nose today.
✅I have a runny nose today.
💡use 'have', not 'be', with this noun phrase.
❌She has runny nose.
✅She has a runny nose.
💡this countable noun phrase normally needs the article 'a'.