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snob n.势利小人；自命不凡的人 (1) 他是个头号势利小人。 Snob has a funny history. It used be slang for "shoemaker," then "common person," and then came to mean "someone who doesn't have a degree from a fancy university," and then it started to mean "people who liked to pretend they have degrees and are generally fancy and look down on common people like shoemakers." Nowadays, snob isn't only for people with false pretentions. Rich people who despise less tasteful folks are snobs, too.

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英 [snɒb] 美 [snɑːb] (1) He is a snob of the first water. If your best friend tells you that you've become a snob, he means that you've become condescending and you like to think you're better than everyone else. Of course maybe he's a snob for looking down on your behavior — how annoying! 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]势利小人 If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people.   [disapproval]Going to a private school had made her a snob...上私立学校后，她变得很势利。Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob.肯尼斯是一个傲慢粗鲁只喜欢结交权贵的势利鬼。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]自以为(在智力或品位方面)高人一等的人 If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste.   [usu supp N]  [disapproval]She was an intellectual snob.她自以为才智高人一等。...a first class food snob.自认为饮食方面品位一流的家伙

英语单词	snob
英美音标	英 [snɒb] 美 [snɑːb]
中文释义	n.势利小人；自命不凡的人
英语例句	(1) He is a snob of the first water.
中文例句	(1) 他是个头号势利小人。
vocabulary简明	If your best friend tells you that you've become a snob, he means that you've become condescending and you like to think you're better than everyone else. Of course maybe he's a snob for looking down on your behavior — how annoying!
vocabulary扩展	Snob has a funny history. It used be slang for "shoemaker," then "common person," and then came to mean "someone who doesn't have a degree from a fancy university," and then it started to mean "people who liked to pretend they have degrees and are generally fancy and look down on common people like shoemakers." Nowadays, snob isn't only for people with false pretentions. Rich people who despise less tasteful folks are snobs, too.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]势利小人 If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people. [disapproval] Going to a private school had made her a snob... 上私立学校后，她变得很势利。 Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob. 肯尼斯是一个傲慢粗鲁只喜欢结交权贵的势利鬼。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]自以为(在智力或品位方面)高人一等的人 If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste. [usu supp N] [disapproval] She was an intellectual snob. 她自以为才智高人一等。 ...a first class food snob. 自认为饮食方面品位一流的家伙

Snob People Fancy N Count 可数名词 Call Disapprove [Disapproval