| 释义 |
smug
I. \ˈsməg\ adjective
(smugger ; smuggest)
Etymology: probably modification of Low German smuck neat, trim, from Middle Low German, from smucken to dress, adorn; akin to Middle High German smiegen to press in tightly — more at smock
1. : presenting a smooth, well-groomed appearance : neat, sleek
< at one end of the promenade the clean, smug town drifted into desultory fields — Strand Magazine >
2. : giving an impression of scrupulous correctness and respectability
< you are looking smug, man; the honest innkeeper to the life — W.W.Jacobs >
3. : marked by or suggestive of belief in one's own superiority, virtue, and respectability usually accompanied by contented resistance to change, provincial lack of vision, or deprecation of others
< a smug glow of self-congratulation radiated from the editorial pages of some of the most respectable newspapers — Max Ascoli >
< people relax with a sense of smug well-being because a law has been enacted which will take care of everything — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel >
Synonyms: see complacent
II. transitive verb
(smugged ; smugged ; smugging ; smugs)
: to make clean or neat : spruce, smarten
III. noun
(-s)
: a smug person : prig
IV. transitive verb
(smugged ; smugged ; smugging ; smugs)
Etymology: probably back-formation from smuggle (I)
: to run away with in a sneaking manner : filch |