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

• a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  Synonym:prigsnotsnoot

双语例句

• Going to a private school had made her a snob
  上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
• He is nothing but a snob.
  他就是个势利眼。
• Fo Yin said: He was a snob and his behavior was upset.
  佛印说：他是一个势利小人，他的行为真令人讨厌。
• 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。
• Joe: you are just a snob. I love street fashion.
  乔：你真是个势利小人，我爱街头流行时装。
• She's such a snob. I don't like her.
  她太爱招摇了。我不喜欢她。
• You chaps know me. I'm no snob. Right?
  你了解我的，我不是势力的人，对吗？
• He's a bit of a snob won't speak to the likes of me.
  他这个人有点势利－－不会和我这样的人说话。
• 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。
• How the devil did I come to have such a snob FOR a son?
  我怎么会生出这样一个势利的儿子！