Smug
[ smʌg ]
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adj. 自鸣得意的;自以为是的;整洁的;体面的;
n. 自命不凡的人，沾沾自喜的人;书呆子;
📝 例句
"For God's sake," Helen said,"Keep that smug woman out of my sight."
“看在上帝面上，”海伦说，“别让我见到那位神气十足的女人吧。”
These days, molecular biologists are anything but smug.
现在，分子生物学家们是无论如何也不安于现状了。
He needn't be so smug, I know something he didn't know.
他用不着那么沾沾自喜，我懂得某些他不懂得的东西。
He was tense, irritable, bitter and smug.
他神经紧张，心情烦躁，牢骚满腹，可又自命不凡。
So the real victory was still with his smooth, smug brother-in-law.
所以，真正取得胜利的还是他那八面玲珑自命不凡的内弟。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ smuggle-走私,smug-自以为是的:走私的总有那么一点自以为是的聪明
※ s-拼音“死”,mug-杯子:死在大杯子里面→因为太自命不凡了,喝得太高了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
smug
adj
(-gger, -ggest) (usu derog 通常作贬义) too pleased with or proud of oneself, one's achievements, etc; self-satisfied 沾沾自喜的; 自满的; 自鸣得意的
a life of smug respectability 沾沾自喜的体面生活
smug optimism 自鸣得意的乐观态度.
🔁 扩展释义
*[smʌg]a. 自以为是的, 自鸣得意的, 整洁的n. 书呆子, 自命不凡的家伙
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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It's about the size of the United States, but it has a population of only 16.5 million.
它和美国一般大，但人口却只有一千六百五十万。
I must concentrate on my new task.
我必须专注于我的新工作。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.
未来的几代人有可能难以相信，在这个世间曾经有这样的一个人行走过。"