sniffy

adj.

1. （对…）轻视，不屑一顾
   not approving of sth/sb because you think they are not good enough for you

1. ADJ-GRADED 轻蔑的;鄙夷的
   Someone who is sniffy about something does not think it is of high quality, perhaps unfairly.
   1. Some people are a bit sniffy about television.
      某些人对电视有点嗤之以鼻。
   2. ...sniffy art critics.
      自命不凡的艺术评论家

1. Some people are a bit sniffy about television.
   某些人对电视有点嗤之以鼻。
2. I don't think Americans are in any position to get too sniffy about this.
   我不觉得美国人有资格对此事嗤之以鼻。
3. I realise it is fashionable to be sniffy about Wikipedia, but on colds it is surely sound in stating categorically that you do not get them from being cold.
   我意识到，对维基百科嗤之以鼻是件时髦的事情，但在感冒问题上，它确实值得信赖，它明确指出感冒不是因为天冷。
4. She's a bit sniffy about my taste in music.
   她对我的音乐品味抱着一种嗤之以鼻的态度。
5. That name was changed by a sniffy editor to the "God" particle, and a legend was born.
   而一位自命不凡的编辑略加修改，将其更名为“上帝粒子”，于是一个传说就这么诞生了。
6. He is always puffing about the expensive wines he brings over to my place, and is then sniffy about the offerings I take round to his.
   他总是吹嘘自己带到我家来的名贵红酒，而对我带到他家去的酒总是嗤之以鼻。
7. James got sniffy at what Bill had said.
   詹姆斯对比尔说的话很不以为然。
8. In an industry in which visionaries are often sniffy about anyone else's ideas, the readiness to go elsewhere proved a devastating advantage.
   在这个行业中，空想家们总是对别人的想法嗤之以鼻，创新的准备使微软具有了破坏性的优势。
9. How do you handle people who are sniffy about MBAs?
   该怎么对付那些对MBA嗤之以鼻的人呢？