snore

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /snɔː/    美 /snoɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
  2. An extremely boring person or event. informal
动词 v.
  1. To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. ambitransitive
    — While you here do ſnoaring lie, / Open-ey'd Conſpiracie / His time doth take: / If of Life you keepe a care, / Shake off ſlumber, and beware. / Awake, awake.

词形变化

snores present,singular,third-person snoring participle,present snored participle,past snored past snores plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antisnore snark snorasaurus snore-fest snoregasm snoreless snorelike snoreworthy snory

词源

词源 1
From Middle English snoren, fnoren (“to snore loudly; snort”), from Middle English snore, *fnore (“snore; snort”, noun), from Old English fnora (“snort; sneezing”), from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”). Compare also Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), Dutch snorren (“to hum, purr”).
The change fn → sn in this word is regular, seen also in sneeze, from Middle English fnesen (see sneeze for more).
词源 2
From Middle English snoren, fnoren (“to snore loudly; snort”), from Middle English snore, *fnore (“snore; snort”, noun), from Old English fnora (“snort; sneezing”), from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”). Compare also Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), Dutch snorren (“to hum, purr”).
The change fn → sn in this word is regular, seen also in sneeze, from Middle English fnesen (see sneeze for more).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary