toffee-nosed

英 [ˈtɒfi nəʊzd] 美 [ˈtɑːfi noʊzd]

adj.  势利眼的; 妄自尊大的; 目空一切的



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 势利眼的;妄自尊大的;目空一切的
    behaving as if you are better than other people, especially those of a lower social class

    柯林斯词典

    1. 自视甚高的;自命不凡的
      If you say that someone is toffee-nosed, you disapprove of them because they have a high opinion of themselves and a low opinion of other people.

      双语例句

      1. He was educated at Eton and brasenose college, Oxford, where he was a member of the notoriously toffee-nosed Bullingdon club.
        卡梅伦受教于伊顿公学和牛津布雷其诺斯学院,在布雷其诺斯学院时,他是以狂妄自傲著称布灵顿俱乐部的一员。

      英英释义

      adj

      1. snobbish