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snobbishly

/snob-ish/US // ˈsnɒb ɪʃ //

势利地,势利眼地,势利眼,势利的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
    • : having the character of a snob.

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Examples

  • The self-professed number-one fan of Verzuz, Murray normally considers herself “snobbish” about shows.

  • If familiarity breeds contempt, then overindulgence breeds snobbish connoisseurship.

  • As with white fraternities, hazing rituals can be snobbish, or bullying.

  • In short the Marquise d'Espard was one of the most snobbish people of her day.

  • But she wasn't as nice as she looked; in her way she was as snobbish as is Chad.

  • So snobbish are we Americans about our eating, that we make the best of our foods into bywords.

  • This is in bad taste, and is what ill-natured people would term snobbish.

  • She was clever and vulgar and snobbish, and never so intensely British as when she was particularly foreign.