英語單詞

snook是什麽意思

snook

英 [snuːk] 美 [snʊk]
  • n. 大拇指按鼻端,其餘四指張開以示輕蔑的手勢
  • n. (Snook)人名;(英)斯努克

英文詞源


snook (n.)
"derisive gesture," 1791, of unknown origin.

雙語例句


1. Tories cocked a snook at their prime minister over this legislation.
保守黨人就這一法規向他們的首相表示了輕蔑。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The boy cocked a snook at the policeman's back after being scolded.
男孩在被訓斥之後在警察背後作輕蔑的手勢.

來自互聯網

3. As a painter, she cocks a snook at traditional techniques.
作為一名畫家, 她瞧不起傳統畫法.

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4. Amelia took regular flying lessons from her instructor Neta Snook.
她的指導老師耐塔.斯努克給她上常規的飛行課.

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5. He's called Snook, and he lives in a village of that ilk.
他叫斯努克, 住在斯努克村.

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