sneer

sniә
六级托福GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
n. a contemptuous or scornful remark
v. express through a scornful smile
v. smile contemptuously

中文翻译

n. 冷笑, 嘲笑
vi. 嘲笑, 冷笑
vt. 嘲笑着说, 嘲笑得使

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记忆技巧

sneer 这个词没有明显的词根词缀,但可以联想到与“嘲笑”相关的词汇,如 sneering(嘲弄的),帮助理解其含义。

例句

1. She couldn't help but sneer at his silly joke.
她忍不住嘲笑他那个傻乎乎的笑话。
2. He gave a sneer when he heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时,他露出了嘲讽的表情。
3. It's not nice to sneer at someone's mistakes.
嘲笑别人的错误是不好的。

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