"turn up your nose" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嗤之以鼻
• 不屑一顧

Definition

以高傲或不屑的態度表現出你不喜歡或不同意某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式的用語，常描述某人對認為次等的事物表現輕蔑或驕傲。多以 'turn up (one's) nose at ...' 使用，多見於口語對話。

Examples

She turned up her nose at the food her friend made.

她對她朋友做的飯菜**嗤之以鼻**。

Don't turn up your nose at new ideas before you try them.

在嘗試之前，不要對新想法**嗤之以鼻**。

He turned up his nose at wearing cheap shoes.

他對穿便宜鞋子**嗤之以鼻**。

You shouldn't turn up your nose at something just because it's different.

只因為某事不同，你不該對它**嗤之以鼻**。

He always turns up his nose at anything that's not expensive.

他總是對不貴的東西**嗤之以鼻**。

When offered a job at a small company, she turned up her nose and waited for something better.

有人給她一家小公司的工作時，她**嗤之以鼻**，等著更好的機會。