| 单词 | sneer |
| 释义 | sneer (snɪəʳ ) Word forms: sneers , sneering , sneered verb If you sneer at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does. [VERB + at] If you go to a club and you don't look right, you're sneered at. [VERB at noun] 'Hypocrite,' he sneered. [VERB with quote] Although some may sneer, working as a secretary can be a route to career success. [VERB] Synonyms: scorn, mock, ridicule, laugh Sneer is also a noun. Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer. He looked at us with the sneer of a man who knows he has no rivals. Quotations: Who can refute a sneer?Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneerEpistle to Dr. Arbuthnot Translations: Chinese: 嘲笑 Japanese: 冷笑する |
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