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sneered

UK //snɪəd//US //snɪrd//

词源

源自中古英语 'sneren',可能与古诺尔斯语 'snyrra'(嘲笑)有关,最早记录于16世纪。

verb

❶ 用轻蔑的表情或语气说话或笑,通常带有嘲笑或看不起对方的意味。

“He sneered at my suggestion and walked away.”

(他对我的建议嗤之以鼻,然后走开了。)

“She sneered when she saw my old-fashioned clothes.”

(看到我过时的衣服时,她露出了轻蔑的笑容。)

同义词:mock, scorn, deride, jeer, ridicule

常见短语

sneer at — 对某人或某事表现出轻蔑或嘲笑的态度,通常通过表情或言语表达。

“He couldn't help but sneer at their naive optimism.”

(他忍不住对他们天真的乐观态度嗤之以鼻。)