smug
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++smug /smʌɡ/ adjective PROUDshowing too much satisfaction with your own cleverness or success – used to show disapproval 自满的，自鸣得意的，沾沾自喜的〔含贬义〕 SYN self-satisfiedsmug about What are you looking so smug about? 你在得意什么？smug expression/look/face/smile etc ‘I knew I’d win, ’ she said with a smug smile. “我知道我会赢的。”她得意地笑着说。► see thesaurus at proud —smugly adverb —smugness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
smug• Peter Kemp's aim seems to be to make Wells sound smug.• Frank patted his pocket and smiled, looking awfully smug.• I felt very smug about not wasting paper.• Lawson comes over as smug and arrogant, but in fact he's quite a decent man.• Daley was almost smug as he watched King floundering.• If you knew, which I'm sure you did judging from your smug expression, why didn't you tell me?• a smug grin• And Katie would give a smug little smile and then whisper about it half the night.• His was the smug look of a man who knew he was in total control and liked it that way.• Not to be a trifle smug, or anything.• Of all the mechanisms which sustain him in that feeling of smug self-satisfaction with himself, the chief one is self-justifying.smug expression/look/face/smile etc• His was the smug look of a man who knew he was in total control and liked it that way.• I close the window again with a smug smile on my face, and wait for the next battalion of eager buzzers.Origin smug (1500-1600) Probably from Low German smuck “pretty”smug adjectiveChinese
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smug
smug /smʌɡ/
adjective
SYN self-satisfied
smug about
What are you looking so smug about?
smug expression/look/face/smile etc
‘I knew I’d win,’ she said with a smug smile.
—smugly adverb
—smugness noun [uncountable]
▪ proud very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own: I felt so proud when my son graduated from college. | Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.
▪pleased with yourself feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc: He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself. | I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.
▪arrogant disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right: He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools. | his arrogant attitude to women
▪vain disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people: He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.
▪conceited/big-headed disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people: Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known. | She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.
▪pompous disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important: The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses. | a pompous speech
▪smug disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people: Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class. | a smug expression
▪self-satisfied disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way: She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face. | a self-satisfied grin
smug /smʌɡ/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from Low German smuck 'pretty'
showing too much satisfaction with your own cleverness or success – used to show disapproval Origin: Probably from Low German smuck 'pretty'
SYN self-satisfied
smug about
smug expression/look/face/smile etc
—smugly adverb
—smugness noun [uncountable]
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