1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]BREATHE to breathe air in a noisy way out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused 发哼声;哼着鼻子〔尤表示被惹恼或逗乐〕
‘Certainly not, ’ he snorted.
“当然不是。”他哼了一声说。
snort with
She snorted with laughter.
她扑哧一笑。
The horse snorted and stamped its hoof impatiently.
那匹马不耐烦地又打响鼻又用蹄子刨地。
2[transitiveT]MDD to take drugs by breathing them in through your nose 用鼻吸入〔毒品〕 → sniff
1BREATHEa loud sound made by breathing out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused 〔尤表示被惹恼或逗乐的〕哼声,喷鼻息声
He gave a loud snort.
他大声地哼了一下。
There were snorts of laughter from the audience.
观众中发出哧哧的笑声。
2MDDa small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose 〔用鼻吸入的〕少量毒品
a snort of cocaine
用鼻吸入的一点可卡因
Examples from the Corpus
snort• Barbara Coleman gave a snort of disgust.• She gave a snort, then a sigh.• Then, some yards away he heard a snort and the clink of metal.• She would wrinkle her nose, show all her teeth and give a little puff of a snort.• The hooves slammed out and with a snort of terror it hurtled off up the path followed by the others.• I took another snort and offered it to him.• Susskind gave a loud snort.• From the bushes came a lowsnort and the scraping of branches.• From the other side of the library came a loud unmistakablesnort -- it was the professor.
gave ... snort• I had spoken in jest, but Challenger gave a contemptuous snort.• Barbara Coleman gave a snort of disgust.• Dempster gave a disgusted snort, and the man next to him at the bar looked round.• He gave a royal snort, either of disappointment or relief, and snapped his fingers for another round of wine.• Cliff, smaller and curly-haired, seated next to Ken, gave a snort of laughter.• She gave a snort, then a sigh.