snore
snore — 動詞
1. to produce loud, rattling breaths from your throat and nose during sleep
打鼾
睡覺時喉嚨發出粗重聲
to produce loud, rattling breaths from your throat and nose during sleep
Niran snores so loudly that his wife has to sleep in the guest room.
Niran 打鼾的聲音非常大，他太太只好睡在客房。
snore + so loudly + that-clause (degree pattern)
The old dog snored softly by the fireplace all afternoon.
那隻老狗整個下午在壁爐邊輕輕打鼾。
snore + adverb (softly) — manner modifier
Salma's roommate snored through the entire flight, making other passengers laugh.
Salma 的室友在整趟飛行中不斷打鼾，逗得其他乘客忍不住笑。
After hiking all day, Hugo snored deeply in his sleeping bag.
Hugo 走了一整天山路後，在睡袋裡沉沉地打起鼾來。
On the crowded train, Zayd fell asleep and snored so loudly that passengers turned to stare.
Zayd 在擁擠的火車上睡著，鼾聲大到其他乘客紛紛轉頭看。
- breathe heavily
a less specific term — can refer to any laboured breathing, not just during sleep
- wheeze
narrower and higher-pitched — usually caused by illness or asthma, not ordinary sleep
- breathe quietly
the opposite action — breathing without any sound
文法句型
snore + adverb of manner
snore + prepositional phrase (through/during)
snore + continuous form (be snoring)
用法筆記
Always intransitive — you cannot 'snore someone' or 'snore a sound'. The most common modifiers are adverbs of loudness (loudly, softly) or adverbs describing sleep quality (deeply, peacefully). Frequently used in continuous forms (is snoring, was snoring) to describe an ongoing action.
常見錯誤
snore — 名詞
1. the rough, rattling sound that a sleeping person makes when breathing noisily th
鼾聲
睡覺時發出的粗重呼吸聲
the rough, rattling sound that a sleeping person makes when breathing noisily through the mouth and nose
A loud snore from the bedroom woke the baby and triggered more crying.
臥室裡傳來一陣響亮的鼾聲，吵醒了嬰兒，引來更多哭鬧。
loud + snore (adjective-noun pattern)
Evelyn could hear her grandfather's snore from across the hall.
Evelyn 隔著大廳都能聽到祖父的鼾聲。
The only sound in the tent was a soft snore coming from Kwame's corner.
帳篷裡唯一的聲音，是 Kwame 角落傳來的輕微鼾聲。
Yael let out a gentle snore as she dozed off on the sofa after lunch.
Yael 在沙發上打瞌睡時，發出輕柔的鼾聲。
Each snore seemed louder than the one before, filling the quiet room.
每一次鼾聲都比前一次更大，充滿了整個安靜的房間。
- breathing noise
a more general term — covers any sound made while breathing, not just snoring
文法句型
adjective + snore (loud snore)
possessive + snore (his snore)
snore + of + noun
用法筆記
Usually singular and modified by an adjective describing loudness (loud, soft, gentle) or a possessive determiner (his snore, her snore). The plural form 'snores' is used when referring to repeated individual sounds rather than an ongoing noise.