| 词汇 | sniggering |
| 释义 | sniggering present participle ofsnigger snigger verb[ I ] mainly UKuk /ˈsnɪɡ.ər/ us /ˈsnɪɡ.ɚ/(US usuallysnicker) to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way: 暗笑，窃笑 They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing.他们有一半时间都在偷偷取笑人们穿的衣服。 What are you two sniggering at/about?你们两个在偷偷笑什么？ 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. He sniggered quietly to himself. Schoolchildren snigger at the mention of some words. Stop sniggering at the back of the class please! Laughing and smiling a gleam in your eyeidiom amused be all smilesidiom be in convulsionsidiom be rolling in the aislesidiom be wreathed in smilesidiom burst cheesy crease dissolve giggle giggler gigglingly giggly not know whether to laugh or cryidiom piss yourself (laughing)idiom quake rictus say cheeseidiom simper Examples of sniggeringsniggering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is no good sniggering or sneering at them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use him sitting there and sniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that they were sniggering at each other, which is perhaps appropriate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know at what he is sniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seldom has there been such a ridiculous sniggering session as we have just witnessed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Yes, they are indeed sniggering, which shows how little the problem concerns them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have asked numerous questions, highlighting certain activities by the police, but they have met with no response but with laughter and sniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without sniggering with our hands to our mouths and being dirty minded, have we ever thought of this issue in terms of the paraplegics? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only fools would treat this debate in a silly, sniggering fashion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that he had been cured of his sniggering during the earlier debates this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember one or two of them sniggering at us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They say it amid the sniggering, the sarcasm, and sometimes the threats of their fellow citizens. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am not sniggering at it or ridiculing it in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That hurt her very much, but what hurt her more was that when the consultant left the room the students were left behind and watched her while she dressed, sniggering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He wants to continue sniggering? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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