snarled

[snˈɑrəld] /ˈsnär(-ə)l How to pronounce snarl (audio)/ (ame, mw)

snarled — verb

  • snarledpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • snarleds3rd person singular
  • snarleding-ing form
  • snarlededpast simple

1. the past simple and past participle form of 'snarl', used when something got bad

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

the past simple and past participle form of 'snarl', used when something got badly tangled, traffic became badly blocked, or a person or animal made an angry harsh sound.

例句

The guard dog snarled at Yara when she touched the rusty gate.

past simple: snarled at + person

By sunrise, loose wire had snarled the bike chain into a tight knot.

past participle in past perfect: had snarled

文法句型

snarled at + person/animal

snarled + object

had/have + snarled + object

be + snarled

用法筆記

Use snarled as the simple past in active clauses, and as the past participle after have, had, or be. The base form is snarl, as in 'The dog may snarl again tonight.'

常見錯誤

❌The dog has snarl at the mail carrier twice.
✅The dog has snarled at the mail carrier twice.
💡Use the past participle 'snarled' after 'has'.
❌Traffic was snarl after the bridge crash.
✅Traffic was snarled after the bridge crash.
💡Use the participle form after 'was'.