sneer

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sneer1 /snɪə $ snɪr/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  MAKE FUN OFSMILEto smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something 冷笑；嘲笑；讥讽 ‘Is that your best outfit?’ he sneered. “那就是你最好的衣服了？”他讥笑道。sneer at She sneered at Tom’s musical tastes. 她嘲笑汤姆的音乐品位。 —sneering adjective a sneering tone 嘲笑的口吻 —sneeringly adverb→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sneer• "I wouldn't be seen in public wearing that, " Janina sneered.• As she read the letter, she started to sneer.• Instead of helping, they just sat and sneered.• Camels sneered and lurched to their feet, crocodiles yawned like man-traps.• Hillary Clinton sneered at a llama that some one brought to a rally in Pennsylvania.• He wanted to prove something to the critics who had sneered at his paintings.• It is easy to sneer at the credulous pilgrims.• She'd not forgotten how Gareth had laughed and sneered at them when they'd first tried to be friendly.• He had shined on innumerable lessons, sneered at too many ideas, turned thumbs-down on the mind.• So many years a teacher, you know it all! she sneered, feeling her face twist grey and cold.• Some clients would sneer or smile sarcastically when I showed them my old laptop -- until they saw what it could do.sneer at• How can you sneer at vegetarians when you're wearing a leather jacket?sneer2 noun [countable]  MAKE FUN OFSMILEan unkind smile or remark that shows you have no respect for something or someone 冷笑；嘲笑；讥讽 ‘You probably wouldn’t understand, ’ he said with a sneer. “你可能明白不了。”他冷笑了一声说道。

Examples from the Corpus

sneer• He did not mention Labour and even refrained from a sneer at the opinion pollsters.• "And what's your name?" he demanded, his lip curling into a sneer.• "And who might you be?" he said with a sneer.• Associates introduced a new fund to invest in technology stocks amid sneers and snickers from analysts and rival fund groups.• The Prince smirked and Gaveston turned, for the first time acknowledging their presence with a condescending sneer.• Asked to do little more than dispense evil sneers at intervals, Sutherland does just that.• Yet the sneer, the attitude and a handy pair of sunglasses made it clear: The guy is cool.• The sneer had turned into a lump in his throat.• Cue for another collective Washington sneer at Los Angeles.• The training officer distracted them with sneers at their tameness.Origin sneer1 (1300-1400) Perhaps copying the action

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sneer

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sneer¹ /snɪə $ snɪr/ verb [intransitive and transitive]to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something:
    ‘Is that your best outfit?’ he sneered.
    sneer at
    She sneered at Tom’s musical tastes.
—sneering adjective:
    a sneering tone
—sneeringly adverb

II

sneer² noun [countable]
an unkind smile or remark that shows you have no respect for something or someone:
    ‘You probably wouldn’t understand,’ he said with a sneer.
     

THESAURUS

■ different types of expression
   ▪ frown the expression on your face when you move your eyebrows together because you are angry, unhappy, or confused: With a frown, she asked, ‘So what’s wrong with that?’
   ▪ smile an expression in which your mouth curves upwards, when you are being friendly or are happy or amused: She gave him a quick smile.
   ▪ scowl an angry or disapproving expression: There was a scowl of irritation on his face.
   ▪ glare a long angry look: He gave her a furious glare, but said nothing.
   ▪ grimace an expression you make by twisting your face because you do not like something or because you are feeling pain: His face twisted into a grimace of anguish.
   ▪ sneer an expression that shows you have no respect for something or someone: ‘That’s what you said last time,’ she said with a sneer.
   ▪ smirk an expression in which you smile in an unpleasant way that shows you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck or that you think you are better than other people: He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
   ▪ pout an expression in which you push out your lower lip because you are unhappy that you did not get what you want: ‘You’re going away?’ she said with a pout.