toffee-nosed
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈtɒf.i.nəʊzd]
- 美式音标 [ˈtɑː.fi.noʊzd]
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基本解释
- adj.势利的；虚荣的
英汉例句
- She poked a toffee into my mouth.
她把一颗太妃糖塞进了我的口里。 - A blackbird nosed up into the sky, singing.
一只山雀唱着歌向空中飞去。 - I wrinkled up my nose at the nasty smell.
我闻到那股难闻的味，皱起了鼻子。 - The mixture solidifies into toffee.
这种混合物凝结之后就成了太妃糖。 - It's important for the college freshman to keep his nose clean.
对大学新生而言洁身自好是很重要的。
英英字典
- People who are toffee-nosed consider themselves to be better than other people, especially than people of a lower social class.