snorkel
snorkel — noun
1. a curved plastic tube that rises above the water's surface so a person swimming
a curved plastic tube that rises above the water's surface so a person swimming face down can keep breathing
Olivia put her snorkel into her mouth before lowering her face into the sea.
Bao's snorkel kept fogging up, so he cleaned it with a little soap.
partitive genitive: person's + snorkel; collocation: fog up
Eitan breathed slowly through his snorkel as he floated face down above the coral.
Sivan saw a bright yellow snorkel floating on the surface of the pool.
A snorkel has a curved tube above the water so the swimmer can keep breathing.
- breathing tube
general term for any tube used for breathing underwater, not specific to swimming
- snorkel tube
emphasises the equipment piece; sometimes used in product descriptions
用法筆記
Often bought as part of a set with a mask and fins. The British spelling for the related activity is snorkelling; the American spelling is snorkeling.
常見錯誤
snorkel — verb
1. to swim while floating at the surface and using a snorkel to breathe
to swim while floating at the surface and using a snorkel to breathe
Mert snorkelled along the coral reef and spotted a sea turtle.
snorkelled + [place]; BE spelling: snorkelled
The instructor showed Nkechi where to snorkel safely near the beach.
Ignacio loves to snorkel whenever his family goes to the coast in summer.
We plan to snorkel at the marine park early tomorrow morning.
- snorkel-dive
less common; implies brief underwater dives between surface breathing
文法句型
snorkel + [prepositional phrase]
go + snorkelling
用法筆記
British spelling doubles the l (snorkelled, snorkelling). American spelling uses one l (snorkeled, snorkeling). The activity noun is snorkelling or snorkeling.