snarl
/snɑːl/ (bre, ipa) · /snɑːrl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsnär(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
snarl — 動詞
- snarlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- snarlshe / she / it
- snarledpast simple
- snarling-ing form
1. to make a loud, angry sound in the throat with the teeth showing, like an angry
低吼；咆哮
憤怒地發出低沉威脅聲
to make a loud, angry sound in the throat with the teeth showing, like an angry dog does; for a person, to speak in a fierce and angry way
The neighbour's dog snarled at the mailman every morning through the fence.
鄰居的狗每天早上隔著圍欄對郵差低吼。
snarl at + noun
Wei snarled, "Get out of my way!" when the crowd blocked the stairs.
Wei 咆哮道：「讓我過去！」那時人群擋住了樓梯。
snarl + direct speech
The stray cat backed into the corner and snarled, its fur standing on end.
那隻流浪貓退到角落，毛髮豎起，發出低吼。
Fatima could hear the supervisor snarling orders at the new assistant.
Fatima 聽見主管對新助理咆哮著下指令。
When the gate was locked, the guard dog snarled and pulled at its chain.
大門鎖上時，看門狗低吼著猛扯牠的鏈子。
文法句型
snarl at + noun / person
snarl + speech
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'at' to indicate the target of the anger. Also commonly used to introduce quoted speech without 'say'.
常見錯誤
2. when hair, string, wire, or similar thin things become twisted together into a m
糾纏
頭髮、線等纏繞在一起
when hair, string, wire, or similar thin things become twisted together into a messy lump that is hard to separate; to make something get into this state
Elena's long hair snarled badly after she rode her bike with the window down.
Elena 的長頭髮在騎腳踏車開窗吹風後糾纏得很嚴重。
intransitive use
The children's jump rope snarled around the park bench and took ten minutes to untangle.
孩子們的跳繩纏在公園長椅上，花了十分鐘才解開。
snarl around + noun
The old fishing line had snarled into a hopeless ball on the dock.
舊釣魚線在碼頭上糾纏成一個解不開的球。
A stray piece of plastic snarled the boat's propeller near the harbour.
一片塑膠垃圾纏住了港口附近的船隻螺旋槳。
The kitten played with the wool and snarled it around every chair leg in the room.
小貓玩著毛線，把線纏在房間每根椅子腿上。
- untangle
to separate things that are twisted together
文法句型
snarl + noun
snarl around + noun
snarl into + noun
用法筆記
Often used with 'up' as the phrasal verb 'snarl up' for emphasising a complete blockage. Can be used intransitively (the hair snarled) or transitively (the wind snarled the wires).
3. to make a process, situation, or system more confusing and difficult to manage,
使混亂
使過程或情況複雜難行
to make a process, situation, or system more confusing and difficult to manage, as if it were physically tangled
New customs regulations have snarled the shipping process at the port.
新的海關規定使港口的運貨流程陷入混亂。
transitive: snarl + noun (process)
The sudden snowstorm snarled the morning commute for thousands of drivers.
突如其來的暴風雪讓數千名通勤民眾早上的路程亂成一團。
A disagreement about the budget snarled negotiations between the two companies.
預算上的分歧使兩間公司的談判陷入混亂。
Bureaucratic delays snarled the approval of the construction permit for months.
官僚程序的拖延使建築許可證的審批卡了好幾個月。
A single missing document snarled the entire visa application process.
一份文件的遺漏就讓整個簽證申請流程亂了套。
- complicate
more general; 'snarl' adds a sense of messy confusion like a physical tangle
- confuse
focuses on making hard to understand; 'snarl' focuses on making hard to proceed
- simplify
to make something easier and less complicated
文法句型
snarl + noun
be snarled by + noun
snarl up + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually an event, rule, or problem — not a person acting intentionally. Frequently used in news reports about traffic, bureaucracy, and logistics.
常見錯誤
snarl — 名詞
- snarlsingular
- snarlsplural
1. a fierce, angry sound made in the throat, often with the teeth showing, made by
怒吼聲
憤怒的低沉吼叫
a fierce, angry sound made in the throat, often with the teeth showing, made by a person or an animal
The guard dog let out a low snarl when the delivery man approached the gate.
看門狗發出低沉的怒吼，快遞員走近大門時停住了腳步。
let out a snarl
A snarl from the tiger made the visitors step back from the enclosure.
老虎的一聲低吼讓參觀者從柵欄邊退了一步。
Oluwaseun answered his brother's complaint with a snarl and slammed the door.
Oluwaseun 怒吼一聲回應弟弟的抱怨，然後砰地關上門。
Santiago heard a fierce snarl behind him and froze on the forest trail.
Santiago 聽見身後傳來一聲兇猛的怒吼，在森林小徑上僵住了。
The old woman's question was met with a snarl from the impatient clerk.
那位老太太的問題換來不耐煩的店員一聲怒喝。
文法句型
a snarl
with a snarl
let out a snarl
2. a messy bunch of hair, thread, wire, or similar thin things that have become twi
打結；糾結
纏在一起難解開的亂團
a messy bunch of hair, thread, wire, or similar thin things that have become twisted together and are hard to separate
Keiko spent an hour brushing the snarls out of her daughter's wet hair.
Keiko 花了一個小時把女兒濕頭髮的糾結梳開。
brush out snarls
A snarl of phone cables behind the computer desk made it hard to find the right plug.
電腦桌後面一團纏繞的電話線讓人很難找到正確的插頭。
a snarl of + noun
The old fisherman patiently untangled a snarl in his fishing net.
老漁夫耐心地解開漁網上的一個糾結。
There was a snarl of charging cords in Dmitri's backpack that took ages to sort out.
Dmitri 的背包裡有一團纏在一起的充電線，花了好久才整理好。
The hairdresser cut out a stubborn snarl instead of trying to comb it loose.
美髮師剪掉了一個頑固的糾結，而不是試著把它梳開。
文法句型
a snarl of + noun
snarls in + noun
用法筆記
Often used in the plural ('snarls') for hair tangles. The phrase 'a snarl of + plural noun' describes a messy collection of entwined objects.
3. a situation that has become extremely confused, complicated, or blocked, like a
混亂
複雜難解的局面
a situation that has become extremely confused, complicated, or blocked, like a traffic jam or a legal problem that is hard to fix
A broken traffic light caused a snarl of cars that stretched for three kilometres.
一個故障的紅綠燈造成綿延三公里的車陣亂象。
snarl of + noun: traffic
The contractor's mistake created a legal snarl that delayed the project by months.
包商的失誤造成法律糾紛，讓工程延誤了好幾個月。
legal snarl / traffic snarl
Jae-won found himself in a snarl of overlapping deadlines and missed appointments.
Jae-won 發現自己陷入截止日期重疊、約會錯過的混亂局面。
The missing documents created a snarl in the visa application process.
文件遺漏讓簽證申請過程出現了一團混亂。
A dispute between the two departments produced a snarl that no manager could resolve.
兩個部門之間的爭執造成了一場沒有主管能解決的混亂。
文法句型
a snarl of + noun
a snarl in + noun
用法筆記
Typically used in the singular with 'a'. Common in newspaper contexts: 'traffic snarl', 'legal snarl', 'bureaucratic snarl'. Unlike noun sense 2, the elements in the situation are not physically twisted together.