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

• He withered me with a scornful look.
  他轻蔑地看了我一眼，使我畏缩。
• Perhaps you have forgotten her scornful remarks about you?
  也许你已经忘了她说你的那些轻蔑的话了？
• He is no longer scornful of desk work.
  他不再鄙视案头工作了。
• The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the ordors that lie on the track of truth.
  真理的气息。轻蔑的鼻孔和傲慢的脑袋不能聚集真理之路上的气息。
• Doctors are particularly scornful of ear candling.
  医生们对耳烛尤其不屑一顾。
• 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。
• 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。
• They are openly scornful of the idea of life on other planets.
  他们公开地嘲笑那种在其他行星上存在生命的观点。
• 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。