a snorting or grunting sound in a person's breathing while they are asleep (人的)鼾声 she lay on the mattress listening to Sally's snores. 她躺在床垫上,听着萨利的鼾声。 ■(informal)a thing that is extremely boring (非正式)极度令人厌烦的东西 she sings a version of ‘Passionate Kisses’ that's a certified snore. 她演唱了一首《热吻》,大家公认是一曲噪音。
verb
[no obj.]make such a sound while asleep 打鼾 he was snoring loudly. 他正鼾声如雷。 [as nounsnoring]you keep me awake all night with your snoring. 你一直在打鼾,让我整夜都无法入睡。
snore time away
spend a period of time sleeping or snoring
派生 snorer noun 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'a snort, snorting'): probably imitative; compare with snort