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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

    • 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。
    • That's why some of us buy Armani and Versace because it's* it's snob value.
      为什么我们有些人买阿玛尼和范思哲的东西,就是因为虚荣心作怪。
    • He is a snob who always slanders others in front of the emperor.
      他是个喜欢向皇帝进谗的小人。
    • That Rous was a snob and a social climber could scarcely be denied.
      劳斯十分势利,喜欢攀龙附凤——这几乎是不可否认的事实。
    • 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。
    • 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!
    • He's a professional snob, not a cook.
      他是自以为是的人,不是厨师。
    • Going to a private school had made her a snob
      上私立学校后,她变得很势利。
    • 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。
    • You chaps know me. I'm no snob. Right?
      你了解我的,我不是势力的人,对吗?