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snob

英 [snɒb]

美 [snɑːb]

n.  势利小人; 谄上欺下的人; 自以为优越的人; 自命高雅的人

复数:snobs 第三人称单数:snobs 

CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19513 / COCA.17236

牛津词典

    noun

    • 势利小人;谄上欺下的人
      a person who admires people in the higher social classes too much and has no respect for people in the lower social classes
      1. She's such a snob!
        她竟是这样一个势利眼!
    • 自以为优越的人;自命高雅的人
      a person who thinks they are much better than other people because they are intelligent or like things that many people do not like
      1. an intellectual snob
        自命知识渊博的人
      2. a food/wine, etc. snob
        自命精于品味美食、葡萄酒等的人
      3. There is a snob value in driving the latest model.
        开最新款式的车能满足一种庸俗的虚荣心。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 势利小人
      If you call someone asnob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people.
      1. Going to a private school had made her a snob...
        上私立学校后,她变得很势利。
      2. Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob.
        肯尼斯是一个傲慢粗鲁只喜欢结交权贵的势利鬼。
    • N-COUNT 自以为(在智力或品位方面)高人一等的人
      If you call someone asnob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste.
      1. She was an intellectual snob.
        她自以为才智高人一等。
      2. ...a first class food snob.
        自认为饮食方面品位一流的家伙

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • I was a thorough little academic snob
      我那时是个目空一切、自以为是的小学术愤青。
    • He has always been a snob who believes that thinking is a mindless activity.
      他是个假内行,总是认为思想是不用脑子的行为。
    • She was not at all a snob: far too sure of herself.
      她一点也不是个势利的人,她太相信自己了。
    • He is nothing but a snob.
      他就是个势利眼。
    • Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob.
      肯尼斯是一个傲慢粗鲁只喜欢结交权贵的势利鬼。
    • People want to buy designer labels for snob value.
      人们想买名牌是为了满足虚荣心。
    • I heard you got fired for being a snob.
      我听说你是因为一个小人被解雇了。
    • He is a well-known snob, always fawning on the rich and the powerful.
      他是个有名的势利眼,从来只会巴结有钱有权的人。
    • She's a terrible snob.
      她是个极其势利的人。
    • Jason: Face it, you don't like action movies because you're a snob.
      杰森:承认吧,你不喜欢动作片是因为你自己势利。