snook

英 [snuːk] 美[snʊk]
  • n. 大拇指按鼻端,其余四指张开以示轻蔑的手势
  • n. (Snook)人名;(英)斯努克

畅通词汇

英文词源


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

双语例句


1. Tories cocked a snook at their prime minister over this legislation.
保守党人就这一法规向他们的首相表示了轻蔑。

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2. The boy cocked a snook at the policeman's back after being scolded.
男孩在被训斥之后在警察背后作轻蔑的手势.

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3. As a painter, she cocks a snook at traditional techniques.
作为一名画家, 她瞧不起传统画法.

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4. Amelia took regular flying lessons from her instructor Neta Snook.
她的指导老师耐塔.斯努克给她上常规的飞行课.

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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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