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Smug Pleased Ness 英 Smʌɡ] 美 Smʌɡ Adj.自鸣得意的;沾沾自喜的;整洁的 Needn't

英语单词 smug
英美音标 英 [smʌɡ] 美 [smʌɡ]
中文释义 adj.自鸣得意的;沾沾自喜的;整洁的
英语例句 (1) You've got nothing to be smug about.
(2) He needn't be so smug, I know something he didn't know.
中文例句 (1) 你有什么值得自鸣得意的。
(2) 他用不着那么沾沾自喜,我懂得某些他不懂得的东西。
vocabulary简明 A smug person is self-satisfied. You can usually recognize someone who is pleased with himself by his smug little smile and self-righteous remarks.
vocabulary扩展 Smug is the opposite of modest and unsure. In cartoons, the smug character often walks around with his chest puffed out and his ego leading the way. “Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware,” thought Rachel Field, the children’s author. What she means is that successes are appreciated much more when they don't come so often that you begin to feel entitled to them.
柯林斯解释
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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]沾沾自喜的;自鸣得意的;洋洋自得的 If you say that someone is smug, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are.
  [disapproval]
  • Thomas and his wife looked at each other in smug satisfaction.

    托马斯和夫人得意地互相望了一眼。

smugly
  • The Major smiled smugly and sat down.

    少校洋洋得意地笑着坐了下来。

smugness
  • He had the smugness that many lawyers show.

    他有着许多律师身上都有的那种自命不凡。

  • ...a trace of smugness in his voice.

    他的声音中透出的一丝得意

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