snivel
verb[I]
uk/ˈsnɪv.əl/us/ˈsnɪv.əl/-ll-orUSusually-l-tocryslightlyin a way that isweakand does not make otherpeoplefeelsympathyfor you:
哭鼻子,抽噎He'ssittingin hisbedroomsnivelling because he was told off for not doing hishomework.他坐在卧室里哭鼻子,因为他没有完成作业挨了批评。
to cry
- cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
- weepMy lady, why do you weep?
- cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
- sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
- cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
- bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
Weeping and crying
- bawl
- boohoo
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/cryingidiom
- crier
- crocodile tears
- have a sookidiom
- lachrymose
- mewl
- mewling
- mist (something) over/up
- teardrop
- tearful
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- teary
- teary-eyed
- waterworks
- weep