释义
n.
a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone
嗤笑，讥笑，冷笑；讥讽的话；嘲笑的口吻
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he acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer .他傲慢轻蔑地笑了一下，表示知道他们在场。
v.
smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner
嘲笑，嘲讽
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she had sneered at their bad taste 她曾经讥笑过他们品位不高
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[with direct speech]
‘I see you're conservative in your ways, ’ David sneered. “我明白了，你们有你们保守的一套，”大卫嗤笑道。
词源
" late Middle English： probably of imitative origin."