perfume. M 7#7jt 0 o My
mother gave a sniff of
disapproval. 0 R? 7 — P, M
ZN 7 |WJ M. „ 0 His sobs
soon turned to sni/fs. 7 ^ Bt, fik(Hip4BHJ$tT®
2 [sing.] ~ of sth an idea of what sth is
like or that sth is going to happen : The sniff of power
went to
his head, O They
make
threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble. fiMl]^ r m. 3 [sing.]
~ of sth a small chance of sth She didn’t
get even a sniff at a medal M $ ^ aJ ^ SJ H# <s
ITiTTl have a (good) .sniff a'round to examine a place
carefully ft )
'sniffer
dog noun (informal, especially BrE) a dog that is trained
to find drugs or explosives by
smell ( fill ^ 5ft
sniffle
/'smfl/
verb, noun
• verb [V, V speech] to sniff or keep
sniffing, especially because you are crying or have a cold ( fitts
MS ) »#7
mnoun an act or the sound
of sniffling #7 ( ) :
After a while, her sniffles died away. Mfifi
Wrtlif ITo ITO771 get, have, etc. the
'sniffles (informal) to get, have, etc. a
slight cold
sniffy
/'smfi/
adj. ~ (about sth) (informal) not approving of
sth/sb because you think they are not good enough
for
you (5ft- - ) 1$M,
snifter
/'smfta(r)/
noun 1 (especially NAmE) a large glass used for
drinking brandy S A fik M
ffi 2 (old-fashioned,
BrE, informal) a small amount of a
strong alcoholic drink 'Pik^bM
snig
ger /'smga(r)/
verb, noun
m verb {BrE) (also snicker NAmE, BrE) ~ (at sb/sth) to laugh in a quiet
unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sb’s problems or mistakes B#^ H771 titter: [V] What are you sniggering at? [also V
speech]
■ noun {BrE) (also snicker NAmE, BrE) a quiet unpleasant
laugh, especially at sth rude or at sb’s problems or mistakes Bf % BTfl titter
snip
/snip/
verb, noun
u verb ( pp-) r (at/through) sth to cut sth with
scissors using short quick strokes ( MHH't&iii ) H, H®7 H ft: [VN] Snip
a tiny hole in the paper. fyh
?L0
0 [V] She snipped at the loose threads hanging down. jllfc IE H TM #J ft H o liJils^i .snip sth~ off to remove sth by
cutting it with scissors in short quick strokes ( 'Kit ) Hi, Hfi£
m noun 1 [C] an act of
cutting sth with scissors; the sound that this makes H; H A B ^ A: Make a series of
small snips along the edge of the fabric.
Ho
O Snip, snip, went the scissors. HA&fi^Bfi^fikH lr o 2 snips [pi ] a tool like
large scissors, used for cutting metal ( )
7AH 3
a
snip [sing.]
{BrE,
informal) a thing that is cheap and good value
fiV AH; HU In E£ZH bargain: It’s a snip at only
£25.
&^RM25 mmmko
snipe
/snaip/
verb, noun
m verb [V] ~ (at sb/sth) 1 to shoot at sb
from a hiding place, usually from a distance fili; Gunmen
continued to snipe at people leaving their homes to
find food. Ao 2 to criticize sb
in an unpleasant way g ?£i!ffikfa ► snip-ing
noun [U] : Aid workers remain in the area
despite continuous sniping, IfitSAMfiilfe
i£-fikK0
mnoun {pi. snipe) a bird with a long
straight beak that lives on wet ground ( HHfclu £?£Ai$iSfikIX ) {i
sniper
/'snaip8(r)/
noun a person who shoots
at sb from a hidden position fiiAT-
snip-pet
/'smpit/
noun 1 a small piece of
information or news ) ; —I'H frSl )
: Have you got any
interesting snippets for me? ft ft'& ft ft S7
A $£ ? o a snippet of
information — A S 2 a short piece of a conversation, piece of
music, etc. —/M£ ( it
) EPfll SNATCH, EXTRACT
snippy
/'smpi/
adj. {NAmE,
informal) rude; not showing respect figFAfLSfi; gf^&AW snit /smt/ noun mm be in a ’snit {NAmE) to be bad- tempered
and refuse to speak to anybody for a time because you are angry about sth
A,f§i; AlAlA snitch
/smtJV
verb [V] ~ (on sb) (to sb) {informal, disapproving) to tell a parent,
teacher, etc. about sth wrong that another child has done (
HTO sneak: Johnnie snitched on me to his mom. ► snitch noun-.
You
little snitch! I’ll never tell you anything again!
Mfsm
snivel
/'smvl/
verb (-
sniv-el-ling
{BrE) {NAmE sniv-el-ing) /'smvlirj/ adj. [only before noun] {disapproving) tending to cry or
complain a lot in a way that annoys people Rf
ftfj;
: a snivelling little brat [ft
snob
/snnb; NAmE sna:b/ noun {disapproving) 1 a person who admires
people in the higher social classes too much and has no respect for people in
the lower social classes Hf'J/bA; A: She’s such a snob! ftk
H H i'J BS! 2
a person who thinks they are
much better than other people because they are intelligent
or like things that many people do not like g If A f£M6fiA; an intellectual snob
ifilWAoa
food/wine, etc. snob S fp *S A &
H It, There is a snob value in driving the
latest
model.
snob
bery /'snDbari;
NAmE 'sna:b-/ noun [U] (disapproving) the attitudes and
behaviour of people who are snobs ); i
A ) : intellectual snobbery H?ASit—see also INVERTED
SNOBBERY
snob-bish
/'snobij;
NAmE 'sna:b-/ (also informal snobby /'snnbi; NAmE 'snaibi/) adj. {disapproving) thinking that having
a high social class is very important; feeling that you are better than other
people because you are more intelligent or like things that many people do not
like ►
snob-bish-ness
noun [U]
snog
/snog;
NAmE snaig; snoig/ verb (-gg-) {BrE, informal) (of two people M^h A)
to kiss each other, especially for a long time ( it k N" I'U fik ) it
: [V] They were
snogging
on the sofa, fik 11 iE ^ Jb' S 0
0 [VN] I caught him snogging my friend. fikiER^liA, itMiaW. JjSLT* ► snog noun [sing.]
snood
/snurd/
noun a net or bag worn
over the hair at the back of a worpan’s head for decoration ( ) A
snook
/snu:k/
noun ITiTOI see cock v. snook er /'snu:ka(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [U] a game for two people played on
a long table covered with green cloth. Players use cues (= long sticks) to hit
a white ball against other balls (15 red and 6 of other colours) in order to
get the coloured balls into pockets at the edge of the table, in a particular
set order. gfrigjS; ( $WAfrW&^ft# 15 ><ND*fn 6 ^ fikIRfe A^ ) : to play snooker ftffilfefl o a game of snooker ttH 0 a snooker
hall/player/table,
etc.
MiftfElf : In. — compare
billiards, pool n.{6) 2 [c] a position in snooker in which one player
has made it very difficult for the opponent to play a shot within the rules (
)mm#
m verb [VN] [usually
passive] 1 (in the game of snooker
tlf)
to have your opponent in a snooker(2) i£|S$5#5t
2 {BrE,
informal) to make it impossible for sb to do sth, especially
sth they want to do : Any plans
I’d
had for the weekend were by now well and truly snookered.
$ 7id< 3 {NAmE, informal) to cheat or trick sb fig
snoop
/snu:p/
verb, noun
a verb
[V]
~ (around/round sth) | ~ (on sb) {informal, disapproving) to find out private
things about sb, especially by looking secretly around a place M M; ftM’, :