Snarl



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. / v.纠缠, 混乱
• ［英］ n. / v.纠缠, 混乱 ( intertwine;tangle)
• ［类］ 反义词: disentangle ( 解脱)
• ［同］ 参考: gnarl ( 节疤) ; 派生词: snarled ( adj.纠缠不清的)
• ［例］ the psychological snarls ( 心理纷乱)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to cause to become knotted and intertwined ; tangle
  • 2. to make excessively complicated
• intransitive verb
  • to become snarled
• ? snarler noun

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English snarle snare, noose, probably from snarlen, verb
• Date: 1609
• 1. a tangle especially of hairs or thread ; knot
• 2. a tangled situation <traffic snarls>
• ? snarly adjective

III. verb

• Etymology: frequentative of obsolete English snar to growl; akin to Middle Low German snorren to drone, rattle
• Date: 1589
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth
  • 2. to give vent to anger in surly language
• transitive verb
  • to utter or express with a snarl or by snarling
• ? snarler noun

IV. noun

• Date: 1613
• a surly angry growl
• ? snarly adjective

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