英语词汇“to thumb one's nose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(c) to thumb one's nose: to put one's thumb to one's nose and extend the fingers, as a gesture of derision (usually with at); (figurative) to act with blatant disregard for the feelings or status of a person, organization, etc.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (intransitive)] > make derisive gesture

bleara1340

blabber1530

to shoot out1535

pot1549

sleak1674

to make a long nose1828

to thumb one's nose1854

1854 B. P. Shillaber Veteran in Rhymes with Reason & Without 264 Nay, do not thumb thy nose, my son,—It is not well, forsooth; The story that I tell to thee Is simple, honest truth.

1903 R. Dunn Diary 25 July (1907) ix. 109 He thumbed his nose at us.

1929 A. C. Edington & C. Edington Studio Murder Myst. iv. 37 Underlings in the studio thumbed their noses at his back.

1950 Sport 24 Mar. 21/3 He can afford to thumb his nose at any monopoly.

1987 Stock & Land (Melbourne) 18 June 7/4 If a new Labor Government gets a big enough majority, this will enable it to thumb its nose at the farmers.

单词	to thumb one's nose
释义	> as lemmas to thumb one's nose (c) to thumb one's nose: to put one's thumb to one's nose and extend the fingers, as a gesture of derision (usually with at); (figurative) to act with blatant disregard for the feelings or status of a person, organization, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (intransitive)] > make derisive gesture bleara1340 blabber1530 to shoot out1535 pot1549 sleak1674 to make a long nose1828 to thumb one's nose1854 1854 B. P. Shillaber Veteran in Rhymes with Reason & Without 264 Nay, do not thumb thy nose, my son,—It is not well, forsooth; The story that I tell to thee Is simple, honest truth. 1903 R. Dunn Diary 25 July (1907) ix. 109 He thumbed his nose at us. 1929 A. C. Edington & C. Edington Studio Murder Myst. iv. 37 Underlings in the studio thumbed their noses at his back. 1950 Sport 24 Mar. 21/3 He can afford to thumb his nose at any monopoly. 1987 Stock & Land (Melbourne) 18 June 7/4 If a new Labor Government gets a big enough majority, this will enable it to thumb its nose at the farmers. extracted from nosen. < as lemmas
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