"thumb your nose at" 怎么发音
expression
THUHM yor/yer NOHZ at
th-UHM yaw NOHZ at
释义
To show disrespect for someone or something, usually in a playful, mockingly rude way.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈθəm/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnoʊz/ /ˈæt
英式英语
θˈʌm/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈəʊz/ /ˈæt
简化发音
美式
THUHM yor/yer NOHZ at
英式
th-UHM yaw NOHZ at
语境中听
He likes to thumb his nose at rules he doesn't agree with.
The company thumbed its nose at the new law.
Don't thumb your nose at your teachers.
She just thumbed her nose at tradition and wore whatever she wanted to the wedding.