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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。
傲慢无礼的；目中无人的
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傲慢无礼的；目中无人的
marked by casual disrespect
The baby is snotty-nosed because of a cold.
宝宝因为感冒流鼻涕了。
此处指傲慢无礼，不是“流鼻涕的”。
流鼻涕的
s marked by casual disrespect
The snotty-nosed boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.
那个流鼻涕的男孩用袖子擦了擦鼻子。
The little girl was snotty-nosed all morning because of her allergies.
小女孩因为过敏整个早上都在流鼻涕。
Could you hand a tissue to the snotty-nosed child?
你能递给那个流鼻涕的孩子一张纸巾吗？
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。
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。
比喻义，表示傲慢无礼。
He was snotty-nosed to his teachers.
他对老师很无礼。
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。
Not this
He snotty-nosed because he caught a cold.
Use this
He is snotty-nosed because he caught a cold.
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Not this
He is a snotty-nosed.
Use this
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。
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