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sneeze
[sni:z] verb intransitive
IMPROVER
■When you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your nose and mouth in a way you cannot control 打喷嚏•Cats make him sneeze - I think he's allergic to the fur.猫会使他打喷嚏——我想他对猫毛过敏。
[sni:z] verb intransitive
not to be sneezed at informal
■If you say that something, especially an amount of money, is not to be sneezed at, you mean that it is a large enough amount to be worth having （尤指某笔钱款）不可轻视，不是个小数目•Well, a 5% pay increase means an extra £700 a year which is not to be sneezed at!嗯，加薪5％意味着每年多出700英镑的收入，这可不是笔小数目啊！
[sni:z] noun countable
■an act or sound of sneezing 喷嚏•He's got all the classic symptoms of a cold - the coughs and sneezes and the sore throat.他具备感冒的所有典型症状——咳嗽、打喷嚏和喉咙痛。 |