sneeze
Word family nounsneezersneezingsneezeweedsneezewoodsneezewortadjectivesneezyverbsneeze
sneeze1 /sniːz/ ●●● S3 verb [intransitiveI] 1 HBHif you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, for example when you have a cold 打喷嚏 She started coughing and sneezing. 她开始咳嗽、打喷嚏。
The dust was making him sneeze. 灰尘使他打起了喷嚏。
2 not to be sneezed at British EnglishBrE, nothing to sneeze at American English spokenGOOD ENOUGH used about an offer, especially of money, that is very good, and which you should consider carefully 不可轻视,值得认真考虑 In those days, £5 an hour was not to be sneezed at. 那时候,每小时五英镑可小看不得。
sneeze2 noun [countableC] HBHthe act or sound of sneezing 打喷嚏(声) There was a loud sneeze from someone in the back of the audience. 后面的观众中有人大声打了个喷嚏。
Origin sneeze1 Old English fneosan