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snob

/snob/US // snɒb //UK // (snɒb) //

势利小人,势利眼,势利鬼,势利眼的人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
    • : a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions or have different tastes regarding this field: a musical snob.

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Examples

  • Via the Harlem Cultural Festival, which even a music snob like me didn’t even know about.

  • I wanted to bridge the gaps between the serious music snob, the audiophile, and the casual listener, a task on which Kay was eager to advise.

  • So we try not to be honey snobs, but we do want people to understand there’s a difference, and what we consume does matter.

  • You write a lot about how you were a jerk or a snob when it came to comedy or film.

  • Read another way, she is a horrible mother, an uptight snob, and a bit of a shrew.

  • Surely, an unreconstructed snob could misconstrue much more.

  • What a snob ... Oh, I understand why he wants you to go to college.

  • He was educated, like Fleming, at Eton, but unlike his creator, he was no snob.

  • Perhaps, like father, I am a snob at heart and liked the sensation of a sort of artistic alliance with the British aristocracy.

  • "I and Disraeli put up at the same tavern last night," said a dandified snob, the other day.

  • The three children call him the "Party Bird" for he is always so dressed up, but their father says he is "a bit of a snob."

  • Or perhaps a species of snob who cannot see the difference between his own foolishness and the foolishness of others.

  • She knew him quite well for an ill-bred little snob at heart.