sniggers

英 [ˈsnɪɡəz]

美 [ˈsnɪɡərz]

v.  窃笑; 暗笑
snigger的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 暗笑;窃笑
  If someonesniggers, they laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or unkind.
  1. Suddenly, three schoolkids sitting near me started sniggering...
     3 个坐在我附近的学童突然偷偷地笑了起来。
  2. How can I forget, with people sniggering behind my back?...
     我怎么会忘记呢？人们一直在我背后偷偷地笑话我。
  3. The tourists snigger at the locals' outdated ways and dress...
     游客们偷偷地取笑当地人落伍的做法和衣着。
  4. 'We know what that means,' Robert sniggered.
     “我们知道那是什么意思，”罗伯特心里暗自好笑。
  5. Sniggeris also a noun.
     
  6. ...trying to suppress a snigger.
     努力忍住窃笑

双语例句

• She sniggers at his childishness.
  她暗笑他的不懂事。
• Members of Parliament making a point of order in the house of Commons wear a collapsible opera hat and nobody sniggers.
  在下议院，提出程序问题的议员们戴一种折叠式的大礼帽也无人窃笑。
• People often chuckle about the forecasting skills of economists, but after the sniggers die down, they keep demanding more forecasts.
  人们经常会对经济学家的预测技巧轻声嘲笑，但嘲笑之后，他们还是不断要求更多的预测。
• There were sniggers from the children when the lady fell over.
  那位女士跌倒时，孩子们发出哧哧的窃笑声。