| 词汇 | sniffy |
| 释义 | sniffy adjective informaluk /ˈsnɪf.i/ us /ˈsnɪf.i/ showing disapproval and a low opinion: 轻蔑的，轻视的 She's a bit sniffy about my taste in music.她对我的音乐品位嗤之以鼻。 Synonyms haughtydisapproving imperious lordly superciliousdisapproving acting as if you are more important than other people arrogantI can't stand how arrogant he is! proudDon't be too proud to admit you're wrong. pompousWhat a pompous jerk! self-importantThe room was filled with self-important politicians. superiorHer superior and smug manner made conversation unbearable. Critical & uncomplimentary acidulous aloof astringency astringently barbed be all very wellidiom captious censorious derogatory hypercritical pungently scarifying scarifyingly scathing scathingly scorchingly shade uncomplimentary venomous witheringly Examples of sniffysniffy Some people still get a bit sniffy about it and think that those people who adopt a child are a little odd. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no doubt that if we were in office, we would be a little sniffy about having outside bodies coming in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He should not be so sniffy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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