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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

    • 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。
    • 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's bit of a snob, as his father does.
      他这人有点势利,就像他父亲那样。
    • People want to buy designer labels for snob value.
      人们想买名牌是为了满足虚荣心。
    • She was an intellectual snob.
      她自以为才智高人一等。
    • B: If you think that way, you are a snob already.
      如果你那样想的话,你已经是势利小人了。
    • It makes people see you as a regular and open-minded person, not a snob.
      别人会觉得你是一个随意开放的人,而不是一个虚伪势利的人。
    • 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。
    • 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!