Dictionary entry
snotty-nosed
/ˈsnɔti,nəuzd/
adjective
傲慢无礼的；目中无人的
marked by casual disrespect
此处指傲慢无礼，不是“流鼻涕的”。
- 1.
s marked by casual disrespect
流鼻涕的
流鼻涕的
In use
The snotty-nosed boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.
The little girl was snotty-nosed all morning because of her allergies.
Could you hand a tissue to the snotty-nosed child?
be snotty-nosed
用于字面义，指流鼻涕。
The baby is snotty-nosed because of a cold.
宝宝因为感冒流鼻涕了。
a snotty-nosed [noun]
字面义，修饰名词。
A snotty-nosed toddler ran past me.
一个流着鼻涕的幼儿从我身边跑过。
be snotty-nosed to/towards [someone]
比喻义，表示傲慢无礼。
He was snotty-nosed to his teachers.
他对老师很无礼。
a snotty-nosed [person]
比喻义，修饰人，表示傲慢。
She's just a snotty-nosed kid who thinks she knows everything.
她只是个自以为是的冒失孩子。
Common mistakes
He snotty-nosed because he caught a cold.He is snotty-nosed because he caught a cold.
英语中形容词作谓语时必须与系动词be连用，汉语中形容词可以直接作谓语，因此学习者容易遗漏be动词。
He is a snotty-nosed.He is a snotty-nosed person.
snotty-nosed是复合形容词，不能直接用作名词，需要后接名词如person，或单独作表语。
Connections
Confusing words
- snooty
- 傲慢的 · snotty-nosed比喻无礼冒失，snooty强调高傲自大；两者均含贬义但侧重点不同
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.