sneer

• vi. 嘲笑，冷笑
• vt. 嘲笑，冷笑
• n. 嘲笑，冷笑

1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

2. a contemptuous or scornful remark

laugh, smile, giggle, grin, beam, sneer

这些动词均含"笑"之意。

laugh： 最常用词，指因喜悦、愉快或轻视而出声的笑或大笑。

smile： 指面露微笑，侧重于无声。

giggle： 指发出咯咯的笑声，较多地用于女人或孩子。

grin： 指露齿而笑。

beam： 书面用词，指人因心情舒畅而发出的笑，即喜形于色地笑。

sneer： 指冷笑、嘲笑。

ridicule, mock, scoff, sneer

这些动词均含"嘲笑"之意。

ridicule： 多指有意地用言语对戏弄某人，以使之显得渺小，不重要。此种嘲笑善意恶意均可。

mock： 指一种挖苦的，带挑衅性的嘲笑。

scoff： 指对一般受到尊重的事物的嘲笑。

sneer： 指除了用讽刺言语讥笑外还带轻蔑的表情。

Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.

卡内特傲慢而轻蔑地撇了撇嘴。

柯林斯例句

Oh, is it? … said the sheriff with a sneer.

“噢, 是 吗 ?”司法官冷笑着说.

《用法词典》

He said with a sneer.

他的话中带有嘲笑之意.

《简明英汉词典》

There were always those who dismissed him with a sneer, saying he wasn't British by birth.

总有人对他不屑一顾，说他不是土生土长的英国人。

柯林斯例句

You many sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music.

你可以嗤之以鼻, 但很多人喜欢这种音乐.

《简明英汉词典》

Although some may sneer, working as a secretary is for many the fastest route to career success.

有些人也许瞧不起秘书的工作，但是对于许多人来说，做秘书却是取得职业成功最为快捷的途径。

柯林斯例句

Since they're going to sneer anyhow, let them. "

总之,我们没法堵住她们的嘴,横竖该给她们取笑, 让她们去说好了,只当不听见一样. ”

汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

There had something of a slouch and a sneer in his bearing.

他的脸上带着一副心灰意懒而又不屑一顾的神情.

辞典例句

You might sneer at this, but I know now.

你可能会对此嗤之以鼻, 可是我现在明白了这一点.

辞典例句

The article in the paper was a sneer at business.

报纸上的那篇文章是对商业的讥讽.

辞典例句

After all, anyone can sneer.

说到底, 谁都会嘲弄人.

辞典例句

The remark was, of course, a sneer.

这话当然是一种嘲笑.

辞典例句

You can wipe that sneer off your face!

你还是收起你讥笑人的嘴脸吧!

辞典例句

Speakers pronounced his name with a sneer.

发言人念到他的名字时个个嗤之以鼻.

辞典例句

He then realized she was referring to T'ang Hsiao - fu and said with a sneer, " What rubbish!

他才会意是唐晓芙,笑骂道: “ 真胡闹!

汉英文学 - 围城

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义嘲笑， 讥讽。

1. Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.

卡内特傲慢而轻蔑地撇了撇嘴。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Oh, is it? … said the sheriff with a sneer.

“噢, 是 吗 ?”司法官冷笑着说.

来自《用法词典》

3. He said with a sneer.

他的话中带有嘲笑之意.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.

试比较smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace这几个词.

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5. There were always those who dismissed him with a sneer, saying he wasn't British by birth.

总有人对他不屑一顾，说他不是土生土长的英国人。

来自柯林斯例句

sneer (v.)

1550s, "to snort" (of horses), perhaps from North Frisian sneere "to scorn," related to Old English fnæran "to snort, gnash one's teeth," of imitative origin (compare Danish snærre "to grin like a dog," Middle Dutch, Middle High German snarren "to rattle"). Meaning "to smile contemptuously" is from 1670s; sense of "to curl the upper lip in scorn" is attested from 1775. Related: Sneered; sneering. Sneer word is in E. Digby Baltzell (1987).

sneer (n.)

1707, from sneer (v.).