ADJ-GRADED 沾沾自喜的;自鸣得意的;洋洋自得的 If you say that someone is smug, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are. 沾沾自喜的;自鸣得意的;洋洋自得的 [disapproval]
Thomas and his wife looked at each other in smug satisfaction.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得得意;沾沾自喜;感覺得意;看上去自鳴得意;好像洋洋自得;聽起來得意▸➤get變得沾沾自喜◇Now don't get smug just because you've won a couple of games.不要贏了幾場比賽就沾沾自喜。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常得意▸➤incredibly得意忘形◇the incredibly smug expression on his face他臉上洋洋得意的表情➤almost近乎自得▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些得意➤annoyingly, insufferably, unbearably得意忘形得令人厭煩;難以忍受地自鳴得意◇He is insufferably smug and arrogant.他自鳴得意,驕橫自大,讓人難以忍受。PREPOSITION➤about對⋯沾沾自喜◇What are you looking so smug about?什麼事讓你這麼得意?
smug ♦︎ complacent ♦︎ self-righteous ♦︎ self-satisfied ♦︎ sanctimoniousThese words all describe sb who seems too pleased with themselves, their achievements or their behaviour.这些词均表示自鸣得意的、自满的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆smug / complacent / self-righteous / sanctimonious about sth◆a smug / complacent / self-satisfied smile◆a self-righteous / sanctimonious tone◆a complacent / self-righteous attitude■smug (disapproving) looking or feeling too pleased about your own achievements沾沾自喜的;自鸣得意的◆What are you looking so smug about?你怎么这样一副自鸣得意的样子?◆There was an air of smug satisfaction in Luke's voice.卢克的声音里流露出了一种沾沾自喜的满足感。▸smugly
adverb
◆Virtue is its own reward, I thought smugly.我自鸣得意地想到,美德本身就是报偿。■complacent kəmˈpleɪsnt (disapproving) too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary自满的;自鸣得意的◆Nobody can afford to be complacent about security.对于安全问题谁也不能等闲视之。◆Don't go getting too complacent before the exams.考试前不要掉以轻心。ⓘ A person or group, such as a government, can be described as complacent when they are not paying enough attention to sth because they think everything is all right, especially when there is actually a problem or could be a problem, or when sth goes wrong. * complacent可用于形容个人或群体(如政府)因认为一切顺利而对某事不够重视,特别是问题确实存在、可能有问题或某事出了差错的时候。▸complacency kəmˈpleɪsnsi
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[uncountable] ◆Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.尽管经济有改善的迹象,但仍不容自满。▸complacently
adverb
◆He smiled complacently.他自鸣得意地笑了。■ˌself-ˈrighteous ˈraɪtʃəs (disapproving) feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and other people are wrong以正人君子自居的;自以为正直的◆He was in one of his self-righteous moods.他又以正人君子自居了。■ˌself-ˈsatisfied (disapproving) looking or feeling too pleased with yourself or your own achievements自鸣得意的;沾沾自喜的◆He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。■sanctimoniousˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs; NAmEˌsæŋktɪˈmoʊniəs (disapproving) behaving as if you are better or more moral than other people装作圣洁的;伪善的;道貌岸然的◆I'm fed up with his sanctimonious attitude.我烦透了他那道貌岸然的态度。