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a sneer at sb/sth
He gave a sneer at the suggestion.
他对这个建议报以冷笑。
冷笑；嗤笑
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冷笑；嗤笑
an expression on someone's face in which one corner of the upper lip is raised slightly, showing scorn
He gave a sneer at the suggestion.
他对这个建议报以冷笑。
略微抬起上唇一角的面部表情,通常表示轻蔑。
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
轻蔑或嘲弄的表示。
A display of contempt; scorn.
A sneer crossed his face when he heard the excuse.
听到那个借口时，他脸上掠过一丝冷笑。
She answered with a sneer, making everyone feel uncomfortable.
她冷笑着回答，让大家都感到不自在。
He gave the report a sneer and tossed it aside.
他对那份报告嗤笑一声，随手扔到一边。
He gave a sneer at the suggestion.
他对这个建议报以冷笑。
常用作状语，表示说话或行为的方式。
She spoke with a sneer.
她带着嘲笑的口吻说话。
His face showed a sneer of contempt.
他的脸上露出轻蔑的冷笑。
Not this
He sneered me when I made a mistake.
Use this
He sneered at me when I made a mistake.
英语中表示'嘲笑某人'时，sneer是不及物动词，需要加介词at；中文'嘲笑'是及物动词，直接接宾语，因此学习者常漏掉at。
Not this
He spoke with sneer in his voice.
Use this
He spoke with a sneer in his voice.
sneer作名词表示'冷笑/嘲笑的表情或语气'时是可数名词，前面需要不定冠词a；中文无冠词概念，学习者易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
轻蔑的冷笑
A sneer of contempt crossed his face.
他脸上掠过一丝轻蔑的冷笑。
带着冷笑；嗤笑着
"You call this music?" she asked with a sneer.
“你管这个叫音乐？”她嗤笑着问道。
不屑的冷笑
A dismissive sneer appeared on the critic's face.
那位评论家脸上露出不屑的冷笑。
一丝冷笑
A faint sneer was the only reply she got.
她得到的唯一回应是一丝冷笑。
嘴角的冷笑
There was a sneer on his lips as he walked away.
他走开时嘴角带着一丝冷笑。
还有那皱起的嘴唇和冷酷命令的讥笑。
In Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem 'Ozymandias', the line 'And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command' describes the expression on the shattered statue's face, symbolizing the ruler's arrogant cruelty.
在珀西·比希·雪莱的诗《奥兹曼迪亚斯》中，‘还有那皱起的嘴唇和冷酷命令的讥笑’这句诗描绘了破碎雕像脸上的表情，象征着统治者傲慢的残酷。
Use sneer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到 sneer 开头的 sn，想起鼻子里发出“哼”的一声，同时上唇微抬，露出轻蔑的冷笑。
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary description、everyday conversation、news reporting sneer 作名词时语域中性，在书面描写和日常对话中都常见；通常表示轻蔑或嘲弄的表情或话语，多用于描述某人看不起别人时的态度。
这些词与 sneer 的英式读音押韵，都含有 /ɪə/ 音：near, dear, fear, peer, steer, sheer。注意 sneer 与 snare /sneə/ 拼写相近，但读音不同，不要混淆。
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