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sneer at sb/sth
sneer at 后接嘲笑的对象，可以是人或事物。
He sneered at my suggestion.
他对我的建议嗤之以鼻。
嗤笑；冷笑；讥笑
sneering — present participle of sneer
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嗤笑；冷笑；讥笑
To raise one corner of the upper lip slightly, especially to show scorn or contempt.
He sneered at my suggestion.
他对我的建议嗤之以鼻。
略微抬起上唇一角,尤表示轻蔑。
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
以鬼脸或轻蔑的表情说出；轻蔑地说。
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
sneer
Base
原形
sneers
3rd person
第三人称单数
sneering
-ing
现在分词
sneered
Past
过去式
sneered
Past participle
过去分词
He sneers at anyone who disagrees with him.
他对任何不同意他的人嗤之以鼻。
She sneered when she heard the excuse.
她听到那个借口时冷笑了一声。
Why are you sneering at me?
你为什么在嘲笑我？
He sneered when he saw the messy room and then left without a word.
他看到凌乱的房间时嗤笑了一声，然后一言不发地离开了。
She always sneers at people who dress differently from her.
她总是对穿着与她不同的人嗤之以鼻。
The critic sneered that the movie was a complete waste of time.
那位评论家轻蔑地说这部电影完全是浪费时间。
sneer at 后接嘲笑的对象，可以是人或事物。
He sneered at my suggestion.
他对我的建议嗤之以鼻。
that 从句表达嘲笑的具体内容。
She sneered that he would never succeed.
她冷笑道他永远不会成功。
直接跟名词或引语，表示以嘲笑的方式说出。
"You call that art?" he sneered the question.
“你管那叫艺术？”他嘲笑着问道。
Not this
He sneered to me when I made a mistake.
Use this
He sneered at me when I made a mistake.
错误：将介词用错，sneer后应接at表示嘲笑的对象，而不是to。
Not this
She sneered a smile when she heard the news.
Use this
She sneered when she heard the news.
错误：混淆了sneer（冷笑）和smile（微笑），sneer本身已表达冷笑，不需要再加smile。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
嘲笑；对……嗤之以鼻
Don't sneer at their efforts; they're doing their best.
不要嘲笑他们的努力；他们正在尽力。
轻蔑地冷笑
She sneered contemptuously at the fake apology.
她对那虚假的道歉轻蔑地冷笑了。
不屑地冷笑
He sneered dismissively when she offered her opinion.
当她发表意见时，他不屑地冷笑了。
公开嘲笑
The journalist openly sneered at the politician's speech.
那位记者公开嘲笑政客的演讲。
带着轻蔑冷笑
The waiter sneered with contempt at the customer's request.
服务员对顾客的要求带着轻蔑地冷笑了。
Use sneering naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象嘴角上翘、鼻子哼气发出“嗤”的一声冷笑，sneer 的 sn 就像从鼻子里轻蔑地哼出来。
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、日常对话 sneer 多用于描写带着轻蔑或嘲弄的表情、语气，书面和日常场合都较常见，通常带有贬义，使用时需注意语气。
作及物动词时，常接直接引语或宾语补足语；作不及物动词时，常与at连用。
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