snobbishly
adverb disapproving uk/ˈsnɒb.ɪʃ.li/ us/ˈsnɑː.bɪʃ.li/ (also snobbily, /ˈsnɒb.ɪ.li/ /ˈsnɒb.ɪ.li/)
势利地;爱虚荣地
in a snobbish way
She was snobbishly thrilled to learn that her daughter's fiancé came from an aristocratic family. 当她得知女儿的未婚夫来自一个贵族家庭时,她势利地感到很兴奋。
See: snobbish
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- What went on within their snobbishly tight little clique?
- I couldn't invite her to our house, because Mother snobbishly refused to receive her.
- Various literary types have (rather snobbishly) wondered if the footballer reads books, either to himself or his children.
- "Do we really want a prime minister named Kevin?" they ask snobbily.
- People who buy that stuff, so we've reckoned snobbily, will buy anything.