Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.

卡内特傲慢而轻蔑地撇了撇嘴。

Oh, is it? 'u2026 said the sheriff with a sneer.

“噢, 是 吗 ?”司法官冷笑着说.

He said with a sneer.

他的话中带有嘲笑之意.

There were always those who dismissed him with a sneer, saying he wasn't British by birth.

总有人对他不屑一顾，说他不是土生土长的英国人。

You many sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music.

你可以嗤之以鼻, 但很多人喜欢这种音乐.

Although some may sneer, working as a secretary is for many the fastest route to career success.

有些人也许瞧不起秘书的工作，但是对于许多人来说，做秘书却是取得职业成功最为快捷的途径。

Since they're going to sneer anyhow, let them. '

总之,我们没法堵住她们的嘴,横竖该给她们取笑, 让她们去说好了,只当不听见一样. ”

There had something of a slouch and a sneer in his bearing.

他的脸上带着一副心灰意懒而又不屑一顾的神情.

You might sneer at this, but I know now.

你可能会对此嗤之以鼻, 可是我现在明白了这一点.

The article in the paper was a sneer at business.

报纸上的那篇文章是对商业的讥讽.

After all, anyone can sneer.

说到底, 谁都会嘲弄人.

The remark was, of course, a sneer.

这话当然是一种嘲笑.

You can wipe that sneer off your face!

你还是收起你讥笑人的嘴脸吧!

Speakers pronounced his name with a sneer.

发言人念到他的名字时个个嗤之以鼻.

He then realized she was referring to T'ang Hsiao - fu and said with a sneer, ' What rubbish!

他才会意是唐晓芙,笑骂道: “ 真胡闹!

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.
   你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。
2. I felt that every woman here sneered at me.
   我感到这里的每一个女人都在嘲笑我。

用作及物动词引出直接引语

1. “You? A writer?” she sneered.
   “你？是作家？”她不屑地说。

1. He said with a sneer.
   他的话中带有嘲笑之意。

• Money is not to be sneered at...I often wish I had a little more.

  出自：M. Hocking

• She hates the Summer Exhibition, sneers..at my pleasure in it.

  出自：M. Forster

v.(动词)

sneer, beam, chuckle, giggle, grin, laugh, smile

这组词的共同意思是“笑”。其区别是：

1.laugh指一般地“笑”或“出声大笑”;smile指“不出声微笑”;beam指“面带笑容”;chuckle指“吃吃笑”或“暗自发笑”;giggle指“咯咯地笑”“傻笑”;grin指“咧嘴笑”“露齿笑”;sneer指“冷笑”“嘲笑”。例如:

Father smiled his approval.父亲以微笑表示赞许。

The boys and girls are jumping and laughing on the playground.孩子们在操场上又跳又笑。

The girl giggled.那个女孩咯咯地笑。

She grinned with delight.她高兴地咧开嘴笑。

He beamed as he opened the door.他开门时以微笑表示欢迎。

I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book.他看书时,我能听见他在轻声发笑。

Don't sneer at their religion.不要嘲笑他们的宗教。

2.smile表示愉快、兴奋、同情、轻蔑、讽刺、无奈等各种心情;beam暗示对他人友好、善良或内心满意;chuckle有得意或领略到其中趣味的含义;giggle是不好意思地笑或由某一趣味而连续“痴笑”;grin多因高兴、满足或轻蔑而笑;而sneer则以表情、声调或语言表示对某人〔事〕的轻蔑与嘲弄。

3.smile, laugh是一般用语;beam是正式用语;chuckle多用于书面语中;giggle多用于女人或孩子。

laugh，smile，giggle，grin，beam，sneer

这些动词均含“笑”之意。

laugh最常用词，指因喜悦、愉快或轻视而出声的笑或大笑。

smile指面露微笑，侧重于无声。

giggle指发出咯咯的笑声，较多地用于女人或孩子。

grin指露齿而笑。

beam书面用词，指人因心情舒畅而发出的笑，即喜形于色地笑。

sneer指冷笑、嘲笑。

ridicule，mock，scoff，sneer

这些动词均含“嘲笑”之意。

ridicule多指有意地用言语对戏弄某人，以使之显得渺小，不重要。此种嘲笑善意恶意均可。

mock指一种挖苦的，带挑衅性的嘲笑。

scoff指对一般受到尊重的事物的嘲笑。

sneer指除了用讽刺言语讥笑外还带轻蔑的表情。