snobbish
adjective /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
/ˈsnɑːbɪʃ/
(also informal snobby
(disapproving) /ˈsnɒbi/
/ˈsnɑːbi/
)- thinking that having a high social class is very important; feeling that you are better than other people because you are more intelligent or like things that many people do not like
势利的;自命不凡的 - She was quite snobbish about pop culture.
她对流行文化的态度很是势利。 - He fell into the snobbish habit of connecting high social status with moral superiority.
他养成了势利的习惯,以为社会地位高,道德水平就高。 - Snobbish universities are rejecting some of the country's brightest students.
势利的大学拒绝了该国一些最聪明的学生。
Collocations DictionarySnobbish is used with these nouns:- disdain
- She was quite snobbish about pop culture.