sneeze /sniːz/ CET6+ TEM4 ( sneezing, sneezed, sneezes )

• 1. 

  V-I When you sneeze, you suddenly take in your breath and then blow it down your nose noisily without being able to stop yourself, for example, because you have a cold. 打喷嚏

  例：

  What exactly happens when we sneeze?

  我们打喷嚏究竟是怎么回事？

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Sneeze is also a noun. 打喷嚏

  例：

  Coughs and sneezes spread infections.

  咳嗽和打喷嚏会传播传染病。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is not to be sneezed at, you mean that it is worth having. 不容小视 [非正式]

  例：

  The money's not to be sneezed at.

  这笔钱可不容小视。