单词:snook
音标:[snu:k. snuk] ;
n. [口]大拇指按鼻端, 其余四指张开以示轻蔑的手势
n. large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
词型变化:名词复数形式 : snooks
snook的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词(n.)
- As a painter, she cocks a snook at traditional techniques.作为一名画家,她瞧不起传统画法。
- The boy cocked a snook at the policeman's back after being scolded.男孩在被训斥之后在警察背后作轻蔑的手势。
经典引文
Cocking a snook at convention, challenging accepted principles.
出自:N. Sherry