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单词 snigger
释义
snigger
verb[I]
mainlyUK
uk
/ˈsnɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈsnɪɡ.ɚ/
(USusuallysnicker)
tolaughat someone or something in asillyand oftenunkindway:
暗笑，窃笑
Theyspenthalfthetimesniggeringattheclothespeoplewerewearing.他们有一半时间都在偷偷取笑人们穿的衣服。
What are you two sniggeringat/about?你们两个在偷偷笑什么？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to laugh
  • laughThe children were laughing at the cartoons.
  • chuckleShe was chuckling as she read the letter.
  • giggleThe girls were giggling at the back of the classroom.
  • sniggerThey sniggered at what she was wearing.
  • snickerUSStop snickering at that rude joke and get back to your classwork.
  • chortleShe chortled with glee at the news.
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More examples
  • He sniggeredquietlyto himself.
  • Schoolchildren snigger at thementionof some words.
  • Stop sniggering at the back of theclassplease!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Laughing and smiling
  • amused
  • be all smilesidiom
  • be in convulsionsidiom
  • be rolling in the aislesidiom
  • be wreathed in smilesidiom
  • bust
  • gale
  • gales of laughteridiom
  • giggle
  • giggler
  • giggly
  • grin
  • quake
  • rictus
  • say cheeseidiom
  • simper
  • smile
  • smiley
  • smiling
  • stitch
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snigger
noun[C]
mainlyUK
uk
/ˈsnɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈsnɪɡ.ər/
(USusuallysnicker)
theactoflaughingat someone or something in asillyand oftenunkindway:
We werehavinga snigger at thebridewho wasratherlargeanddressedin atight,palepinkdress.
More examples
  • There aren't many words whichraisea snigger everytimethey'rementioned.
  • Few other men inpubliclifecould say those words withoutprovokingsniggers ofdisbeliefin hisaudience.
  • After half-an-hour ofsuppressingmy sniggers at thisdrivel, I couldn'tunderstandwhy nobodyelsewaslaughing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Laughing and smiling
  • amused
  • be all smilesidiom
  • be in convulsionsidiom
  • be rolling in the aislesidiom
  • be wreathed in smilesidiom
  • bust
  • gale
  • gales of laughteridiom
  • giggle
  • giggler
  • giggly
  • grin
  • quake
  • rictus
  • say cheeseidiom
  • simper
  • smile
  • smiley
  • smiling
  • stitch
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(Definition ofsniggerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
snigger
verb[I]
uk
/ˈsnɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈsnɪɡ.ɚ/
(USusuallysnicker)
tolaughat someone or something in asillyand oftenunkindway
暗笑，窃笑
Theyspenthalfthetimesniggeringattheclothespeoplewerewearing.他们有一半时间都在偷偷取笑人们穿的衣服。
What are you two sniggeringat/about?你们两个在偷偷笑什么？

Examplesofsnigger

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I thought that he had been cured of his sniggering during the earlier debates this afternoon.
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I remember one or two of them sniggering at us.
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They were sniggered at by the employers, who stood on the other side of the street.
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I am not sniggering at it or ridiculing it in any way.
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I can see sneers and sniggers on their faces.
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He wants to continue sniggering?
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I was not sniggering in the least.
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They were both happy with the arrangement, ignoring the sniggers from other residents of the street.
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I am sorry that he should chose tosnigger.
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They are prepared to sit andsniggeramong themselves.
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Conservatives maysniggerand dispute that, but in a modern age it is a human right to have the essential lifeline of a telephone.
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When we ask for physical controls or controlled ownership, it sets up asniggeror a laugh: the comment is.
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I do not believe that this is a matter that we can avoid with a nudge and asnigger.
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I do not know whether those whosniggerhave even opened its covers.
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I wish him well with that venture because people tend tosniggerwhen one refers to the problems that those who are grossly overweight can suffer.
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