scornful

adjective
🔊/ˈskɔːnfl/
🔊/ˈskɔːrnfl/
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  1. showing or feeling scorn轻蔑的;鄙夷的 synonym contemptuous
    • a scornful laugh轻蔑的冷笑
    • scornful of something He was scornful of such ‘female’ activities as cooking.他看不起诸如做饭之类的 “女人的” 活儿。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • a somewhat scornful tone of voice有点轻蔑的语气
    • She flashed him a scornful glance.她闪过他轻蔑的眼神。
    • ‘Oh—them,’ Oliver sounded scornful.“哦,他们呀。”奥利弗以鄙夷的语调说道。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryScornful is used with these nouns:
    • glance
    • laugh
    • look
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