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Snobbish Social ˈsnɒbɪʃ ˈsnɒbi People Snobbishness Snob·Bish ˈsnɑːbɪʃ

This flashcard defines "snobbish" as an adjective used to describe someone who is excessively proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste, often implying disapproval.

This flashcard defines "snobbish" as an adjective used to describe someone who is excessively proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste, often implying disapproval.

word snobbish
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Collins
snobbish
/snɒ̱bɪʃ/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对自身社会地位、才智、品位等)过分自傲的,势利的 If you describe someone as snobbish, you disapprove of them because they are too proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste.
  [disapproval]
  • They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social inferiors...

    他们非常势利,不喜欢智力和社会地位不如自己的人。

  • I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly.

    我原以为她会非常势利,但她却非常热情和友好。

snobbishness
  • ...his snobbishness and loathing of democracy.

    他的势利和对民主的憎恨


Oxford snob·bish / ˈsnɒbɪʃ ; NAmE ˈsnɑːbɪʃ / ( also informal snobby / ˈsnɒbi ; NAmE ˈsnɑːbi / ) adjective ( disapproving) thinking that having a high social class is very important; feeling that you are better than other people because you are more intelligent or like things that many people do not like 势利的;自命不凡的 snob·bish·ness / ˈsnɒbɪʃnəs ; NAmE ˈsnɑːbɪʃnəs / noun [uncountable ] snob·bish / ˈsnɒbɪʃ ; NAmE ˈsnɑːbɪʃ / snobby / ˈsnɒbi ; NAmE ˈsnɑːbi / snob·bish·ness / ˈsnɒbɪʃnəs ; NAmE ˈsnɑːbɪʃnəs /
LDC
snobbishsnob‧bish /ˈsnɒbɪʃ $ ˈsnɑː-/ (also snob‧by /ˈsnɒbi $ ˈsnɑː-/) adjective
Examples
Thesaurus
behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people because you are from a higher social class or know more than they do:  Her family seems snobbish.snobbishly adverbsnobbishness noun [uncountable]
WDF

snobbish

[ˈsnɒbɪʃ]

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Spoken:

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势利的(74%),自命不凡的(26%)
adj.势利的

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