be sniffy about sth
表示对某事物轻蔑或不满。
She was sniffy about his choice of restaurant.
她对他的餐厅选择嗤之以鼻。
轻蔑的；傲慢的
常嗅闻的；以嗅闻为特征的；以嗅为特征的。
轻蔑的；傲慢的。
Disdainful; haughty.
以嗅为特征的。
Characterised by sniffing.
She gave me a sniffy look when I suggested we take the bus.
当我建议我们坐公交车时，她轻蔑地看了我一眼。
用法提示：sniffy 作定语修饰 look，表示“轻蔑的、傲慢的”。
He was rather sniffy about my choice of music.
他对我的音乐选择相当不以为然。
用法提示：be sniffy about 表示对……不屑、不以为然，是常见搭配。
Don't be so sniffy; their idea is actually quite good.
别那么傲慢；他们的想法其实相当不错。
用法提示：sniffy 作表语，表示“傲慢的、瞧不起人的”。
表示对某事物轻蔑或不满。
She was sniffy about his choice of restaurant.
她对他的餐厅选择嗤之以鼻。
表示对人傲慢或冷淡。
The manager was sniffy with the new intern.
经理对新来的实习生态度傲慢。
指有微臭或变质的气味。
The milk is a bit sniffy; don't drink it.
牛奶有点馊味了，别喝了。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a sniffy.
正确表达He is sniffy.
“sniffy”是形容词，不是名词，不能直接加冠词“a”作主语补足语。中文学习者常受母语影响，将形容词误用作名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is sniffy his new car.
正确表达He is sniffy about his new car.
表示对某事物不屑或轻蔑时，“sniffy”后需跟介词“about”，不能直接接名词。这是形容词搭配错误。
sniffy强调傲慢或微臭，而snobbish特指对地位低者的势利
sniffy指傲慢或微臭，snippy则指言语尖刻不耐
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