snoring
snoring — 名詞
1. the loud, rough sounds produced by air passing through a sleeping person's partl
鼾聲；打鼾
睡眠時呼吸不暢發出的粗響聲
the loud, rough sounds produced by air passing through a sleeping person's partly blocked throat passages
Jason's loud snoring could be heard through two closed doors in the small apartment.
在狹小的公寓裡，Jason 響亮的打鼾聲穿過兩道關著的門都聽得見。
possessive + snoring as subject
Ingrid bought special earplugs to block out her roommate's nightly snoring.
Ingrid 買了特製耳塞來隔絕室友每晚的鼾聲。
The doctor explained that snoring sometimes runs in families and gets worse with age.
醫生解釋說，打鼾有時是家族遺傳，而且會隨著年齡增長而變得更嚴重。
Nila's snoring became much quieter after she started using a special pillow for side sleepers.
Nila 改用側睡專用枕頭後，打鼾的聲音變得小多了。
Chronic snoring can be a sign of sleep apnoea, a condition that needs medical treatment.
長期打鼾可能是睡眠呼吸中止症的徵兆，需要接受醫療治療。
- snore
countable noun for a single instance; less common as a general term than 'snoring'
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. The countable form 'a snore' refers to a single instance of the sound rather than the habitual action.
常見錯誤
snoring — 動詞
- snoringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- snorings3rd person singular
- snoringing-ing form
- snoringedpast simple
1. to breathe with a loud, rough sound while you sleep, caused by soft throat tissu
打鼾
睡眠時發出粗重的呼吸聲
to breathe with a loud, rough sound while you sleep, caused by soft throat tissues vibrating as air moves past them
Anthony snores so loudly that his family can hear him from two floors away.
Anthony 打鼾的聲音非常大，連兩層樓外的家人都聽得見。
snore + so + adverb as intensifier
Tariq never knew he snored until his roommate played a recording from the previous night.
Tariq 一直不知道自己會打鼾，直到室友播放了前一晚的錄音。
Lotte's cat snored softly on her lap while she read her book by the window.
Lotte 的貓在她的腿上輕輕地打著鼾，而她正坐在窗邊看書。
The more tired Nila feels, the louder she snores during the night.
Nila 越累，晚上打鼾的聲音就越大。
Joaquín tried a mouth guard to stop snoring and help his wife sleep.
Joaquín 試用護齒器來停止打鼾，幫助妻子睡覺。
- breathe heavily
more general; describes any laboured breathing, not only during sleep
文法句型
snore + adverb
snore + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with manner adverbials (loudly, heavily, gently, peacefully). Common in continuous tenses because it describes an ongoing action during sleep.
常見錯誤
2. to spend a period of time sleeping noisily, often with the sense of doing nothin
酣睡
打鼾或沉睡中度過一段時間
to spend a period of time sleeping noisily, often with the sense of doing nothing else or being undisturbed
After climbing the mountain, Eitan snored the whole afternoon away on the sofa.
爬完山之後，Eitan 在沙發上打著鼾睡掉了整個下午。
phrasal pattern: snore + time + away
The baby snored peacefully through the thunderstorm without waking up once.
嬰兒在雷雨中安穩地打著鼾，一次都沒有醒來。
Jason snored through the three-hour movie and missed the big twist at the end.
Jason 打著鼾睡過了三個小時的電影，錯過了結局的大轉折。
Lotte snored the night away while her friends stayed up talking about their travel plans.
Lotte 整晚酣睡打鼾，而她的朋友們熬夜聊著旅行計畫。
文法句型
snore + time + away/through
snore + possessive way + through
用法筆記
Always paired with a time expression (the whole night, the afternoon away, through the movie). Rarely used in formal writing. The verb becomes transitive here, taking a time period as its object.