sneeze
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sneeze1 /sniːz/ ●●● S3 verb [intransitive] 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 English, 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。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
sneeze• I completed tidying the loft, sneezing a few times as the golden space filled with motes of shining dust.• People were sneezing all over the place as if it were the heart of allergy season.• Once he came back sneezing and coughing.• A lot of them were here, because a free meal is not to be sneezed at.• Not content with simply being breathed into the atmosphere, the virus makes us sneeze or cough explosively.• My tension level was so high that I was bound to sneeze or cough or groan or cackle maniacally.• I sneezed right on to the food.• When you cough or sneeze, you propel some tiny particles into the air.sneeze2 noun [countable] 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。Examples from the Corpus
sneeze• A few seconds later it was followed by a sneeze.• The monotonous sound of the train was an invitation to float, the engine emitting smooth, continuous snorts and sneezes.• This, when every sneeze sends your boat into a furious wobble, is difficult.• The atheist suppressed his sneeze, for fear of being blessed by the priest.• The laughter abruptly changed into sneezes and the handkerchief routine was gone through again.• To dread the slightest sneeze or cough that might herald the onset of polio or tuberculosis.• Renwick had his handkerchief out and stopped a sudden sneeze, his face hidden as the man's lighter flicked.Origin sneeze1 Old English fneosansneeze1 verbsneeze2 nounChinese
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sneeze
sneeze1 /sniːz/ 
verb [intransitive]
She started coughing and sneezing.
The dust was making him sneeze.
2. not to be sneezed at British English, nothing to sneeze at American English spoken used about an offer, especially of money, that is very good, and which you should consider carefully:
In those days, £5 an hour was not to be sneezed at.
sneeze2 noun [countable]
the act or sound of sneezing:
There was a loud sneeze from someone in the back of the audience.
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verb [intransitive] Language: Old English
Origin: fneosan
1. if you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, for example when you have a cold:Origin: fneosan
2. not to be sneezed at British English, nothing to sneeze at American English spoken used about an offer, especially of money, that is very good, and which you should consider carefully:
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noun [countable]the act or sound of sneezing:
