"thumb your nose at" in Chinese (Simplified)
对...表示蔑视嘲笑
Definition
以开玩笑或轻蔑的方式表示对某人或某事不尊重。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个表达是非正式且带有些老式感。常用于形容对权威、规则等以轻蔑或挑战的态度,不总是严重冒犯,有时带玩笑成分。
Examples
He likes to thumb his nose at rules he doesn't agree with.
他喜欢**对**他不同意的规则**表示蔑视**。
The company thumbed its nose at the new law.
公司**对**新法律**表示了蔑视**。
Don't thumb your nose at your teachers.
不要**嘲笑**你的老师。
She just thumbed her nose at tradition and wore whatever she wanted to the wedding.
她直接**无视了**传统,婚礼上穿了自己想穿的衣服。
They've been thumbing their noses at the competition all season.
他们整个赛季都在**嘲笑**对手。
If you thumb your nose at the dress code, people will notice.
如果你**不理会**着装规定,大家都会注意到。