snook

英 [snuːk] 美 [snuːk]

• n. 轻蔑的动作；锯盖鱼

英英释义

Noun:

1. large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. As a painter, she cocks a snook at traditional techniques.
   作为一名画家，她瞧不起传统画法。
2. 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