sneer

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n. 冷笑, 嘲笑 vi. 嘲笑, 冷笑 vt. 嘲笑着说, 嘲笑得使

发音

UK /snɪə̯/
US /snɪɚ̯/

词形变化

sneers 复数 sneered sneerest sneereth sneering sneers 三单 sneers sneering 现在分词 sneered 过去式 sneered 过去分词

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.

  2. 2.

    A display of contempt; scorn.

v.
  1. 1.

    To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.

    及物

    to sneer fulsome lies at a person

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

leer

上位词 2

contempt scorn
动词

上位词 4

show smile express evince

相关短语

sneer quote sneer quotes

词源

From Middle English sneren (“to mock, scoff at”), from Old English fnǣran (“to snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *fnāʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *fnesaną (“to pant, gasp”). Akin to North Frisian sneere (“to scorn”), Middle High German snerren (“to chatter; gossip”), Danish snerre (“to growl, snarl”).

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