snug

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snug1 /snʌɡ/ adjective  1  COMFORTABLEa room, building, or space that is snug is small, warm, and comfortable, and makes you feel protected 〔房间、建筑或空间〕小而温暖舒适的，安适的 SYN cosy She wished she was back in her snug little house. 她希望自己还在她那温暖而舒适的小屋里。► see thesaurus at comfortable2  COMFORTABLEsomeone who is snug feels comfortable, happy, and warm 〔人〕舒服的，快乐的，温暖的 The kids were warm and snug in their beds. 孩子们睡在床上，又暖和又舒服。3  DCCclothes that are snug fit closely 〔衣服〕贴身 的，紧身的 SYN tight snug jeans 紧身牛仔裤 —snugly adverb —snugness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

snug• Luckily that part of a free-lance trade ship which is not given over to miscellaneous merchandise is extremely snug.• It crouched there, as snug as a contented cat, catching the sunshine full on its face.• It was the best way to make a snug billet for himself.• Nichols writes novels in his snug home in Taos, New Mexico.• The children were safe and snug in their beds.• It was a snug little bedroom.• a snug little cabin• The porch was his place, snug, south-facing, out of public view.• She looks really snug under all those blankets.warm and snug• She could have been at home, warm and snug.

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snug2 noun [countable]  British EnglishDL a small comfortable room in a pub 〔酒馆里的〕小包间，雅座Origin snug (1500-1600) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language

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is that a is or small, space room, snug warm, building, Corpus

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snug¹ /snʌɡ/ adjective1. a room, building, or space that is snug is small, warm, and comfortable, and makes you feel protected
   SYN  cosy:
    She wished she was back in her snug little house.
2. someone who is snug feels comfortable, happy, and warm:
    The kids were warm and snug in their beds.
3. clothes that are snug fit closely
   SYN  tight:
    snug jeans
—snugly adverb
—snugness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ comfortable making you feel physically relaxed, and not too hard, hot, cold etc. Also used about people feeling physically relaxed: The hotel was very comfortable. | I tried to get into a more comfortable position.
   ▪ comfy informal comfortable – used especially about furniture and clothes: a comfy armchair | These shoes are very comfy. | Are you comfy?
   ▪ cosy British English, cozy American English comfortable and warm – used especially about small rooms, houses etc: There’s a cosy lounge with a real fire. | a cozy apartment
   ▪ snug small, warm, and comfortable, especially in a way that makes you feel protected – used especially about rooms, houses etc. Also used about people feeling warm and comfortable: It was very cold outside, but our tents were snug and warm. | She wished she was back in her snug little house. | I’m snug as a rug in here! (=very snug – an informal use BrE)
   ▪ smooth a smooth journey is comfortable because your car or plane does not shake, or the sea is not rough: Did you have a smooth flight? | a smooth crossing

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snug² noun [countable]
British English a small comfortable room in a pub