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Kevin.Cai
what does ''with an injured sniff '' mean in this sentences ?
'' I don't think tt's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things and other gilrs nothing at all'' added little amy, with an injured sniff.
Is there anyone could help me to explain the mean of '' with an injured sniff' ?
Thanks.
2017년 3월 16일 오전 3:27
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She sounds like Amy from the novel "Little Women". :)
Anyway, injured sniff is a metaphor.
It could mean she spoke and sounded a little hurt/tearful.
2017년 3월 16일
In this case, the language is meant to be descriptive in an artistic way rather than to be taken literally. The "sniff" refers to the fact that she has been crying. It is not literally injured. Rather, "injured" refers to her feelings that have led her to cry. She feels emotionally hurt (or injured) because of her feelings about the statement she has just made, and so she cries a little as she says it.
2017년 3월 16일
Undine and Sintran
2023년 5월 14일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!
