scornful

英 [ˈskɔːnfl]

美 [ˈskɔːrnfl]

adj.  轻蔑的; 鄙夷的

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.19153 / COCA.21498

牛津词典

adj.

• 轻蔑的；鄙夷的
  showing or feeling scorn
  1. a scornful laugh
     轻蔑的冷笑
  2. He was scornful of such ‘female’ activities as cooking.
     他看不起诸如做饭之类的“女人的”活儿。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 轻蔑的;嘲笑的
  If you arescornful ofsomeone or something, you show contempt for them.
  1. He is deeply scornful of politicians.
     他非常看不起政客。
  2. ...a scornful simile.
     讽喻

英英释义

adj

• expressing extreme contempt
  Synonym:contemptuousdisdainfulinsulting

双语例句

• There was no toss as she could give her head that was too proud and scornful for me;
  她对着我把头往后一扭，那神气怎么骄傲自大、瞧不起人，她也不觉得过分。
• She is openly scornful of the idea that girls are in any way weaker than men.
  对于女孩总不如男子这一观点，她公开表示蔑视。
• When I said that this sounded rather nice, he gave me a scornful look.
  当我表示这听起来很不错的时候，他面露鄙夷之色。
• When foreign executives speak of their American counterparts, they are apt to be more scornful than awestruck.
  当国外的经理们谈到他们的美国同行时，往往是轻蔑多于敬畏。
• He stood there looking both handsome and brave and he made his face scornful.
  他站在那里显出既漂亮又勇敢的样子，脸上还摆出一副瞧不起人的神气。
• Glancing at her scornful, he told her that the dress was sold.
  轻蔑地看了她一眼后，便告诉她那件衣服已经卖出去了。
• Doctors are particularly scornful of ear candling.
  医生们对耳烛尤其不屑一顾。
• You are quick tempered, impatient and scornful of advice.
  你很容易发怒，不耐烦，蔑视任何建议。
• Used to express scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.
  用来表示对很明显的事情的带有嘲讽的确认。
• And with a scornful sigh he shifted his attitude again.
  他鄙薄地叹了一口气，又变换了姿势。