sneer 音标拼音: [sn'ɪr]
n . 冷笑,嘲笑
vi . 嘲笑,冷笑
vt . 嘲笑着说,嘲笑着使
冷笑,嘲笑嘲笑,冷笑嘲笑着说,嘲笑着使
sneer n 1 :
a facial expression of contempt or scorn ;
the upper lip curls [
synonym : {
sneer }, {
leer }]
2 :
a contemptuous or scornful remark v 1 :
express through a scornful smile ; "
she sneered her contempt "
2 :
smile contemptuously ; "
she sneered at her little sister '
s efforts to play the song on the piano "
Sneer \
Sneer \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sneered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Sneering }.] [
OE .
sneren ,
Dan .
sn ?
rre to snarl or grin (
like a dog );
cf .
Prov .
E .
sneer to grin ,
sner to snort ,
snert to sneer at .
See {
Snore },
v .
i .]
1 .
To show contempt by turning up the nose ,
or by a particular facial expression .
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2 .
To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression ;
to speak derisively .
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I could be content to be a little sneared at .
--
Pope .
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3 .
To show mirth awkwardly . [
R .] --
Tatler .
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Syn :
To scoff ;
gibe ;
jeer .
Usage : {
Sneer }, {
Scoff }, {
Jeer }.
The verb to sneer implies to cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions .
To jeer is stronger ,
and denotes the use of several sarcastic reflections .
To scoff is stronger still ,
implying the use of insolent mockery and derision .
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And sneers as learnedly as they ,
Like females o '
er their morning tea . --
Swift .
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Midas ,
exposed to all their jeers ,
Had lost his art ,
and kept his ears . --
Swift .
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The fop ,
with learning at defiance ,
Scoffs at the pedant and science . --
Gay .
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Sneer \
Sneer \,
v .
t .
1 .
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression ;
to utter with a sneer ;
to say sneeringly ;
as ,
to sneer fulsome lies at a person . --
Congreve .
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"
A ship of fools ,"
he sneered . --
Tennyson .
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2 .
To treat with sneers ;
to affect or move by sneers .
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Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame .
--
Savage .
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Sneer \
Sneer \,
n .
1 .
The act of sneering .
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2 .
A smile ,
grin ,
or contortion of the face ,
indicative of contempt ;
an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt . "
Who can refute a sneer ?" --
Raley .
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87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sneer ":
barrack ,
be above ,
be contemptuous of ,
care nothing for ,
chaff ,
contemn ,
contempt ,
cut ,
cut at ,
cut direct ,
deride ,
derision ,
despise ,
dig at ,
disdain ,
disparage ,
disprize ,
disregard ,
dump on ,
feel contempt for ,
feel superior to ,
fleer ,
flout ,
gibe ,
gird ,
grin ,
hold beneath one ,
hold cheap ,
hold in contempt ,
humiliation ,
insult ,
jab ,
jab at ,
jape ,
jeer ,
jeer at ,
jeering ,
jest ,
knock ,
laugh at ,
leer ,
look down upon ,
misprize ,
mock ,
mockery ,
pooh ,
pooh -
pooh ,
put down ,
quip ,
rail at ,
rally ,
rank low ,
rank out ,
rebuff ,
repulse ,
revile ,
ridicule ,
sardonic grin ,
scoff ,
scorn ,
scornful laugh ,
scout ,
set at naught ,
slam ,
slap at ,
slight ,
smile ,
smirk ,
sneer at ,
sneering ,
sneeze at ,
snicker ,
sniff ,
sniff at ,
snigger ,
snort ,
snort at ,
snub ,
spurn ,
spurning ,
swipe ,
taunt ,
the cold shoulder ,
the go -
by ,
think nothing of ,
twit ,
underrate
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