snook
英[snu?k]
美[sn?k]
- n. 大拇指按鼻端，其余四指張開(kāi)以示輕蔑的手勢(shì)
- n. (Snook)人名；(英)斯努克
詞組搭配
cock a snook&I{【多用于英國(guó)】}
To thumb one's nose
輕蔑：將拇指頂住鼻尖
“&I{[The clock]} is set wrong and hung crooked, as if to cock a snook at the importance of time” (&b{Kevin Crossley-Holland})
“&I{[時(shí)鐘]} 走錯(cuò)了并且吊歪了，就好象對(duì)時(shí)間的重要性不屑一顧” (&b{凱文·克羅斯勒—荷蘭})