英语释义

• in a smug manner;

  "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"

片语

complacentlyad 满足地；自满地；沾沾自喜地

gloatinglyad 沾沾自喜地

英汉例句

• People, of course, always ask me about it, and that gives me a chance to evangelize about veganism (while they smugly wave a greasy burger in front of my face).

  当然大家总是问我干嘛要当个老吃素的人还时不时给我个坚定信仰的机会（拿个汉堡在我面前挥啊挥...）

• The new doctor smiled smugly as he continued to write on his clipboard.

  这位新医生得意地笑了笑，接着填写病例卡。

• Swiss headlights bouncing in our mirror, we drove on, smugly elated at having taught a lesson in bush survival to ill-attuned Europeans.

  我们继续向前行驶，瑞士人的车头灯闪烁在我的反光镜里，我为给那些笨拙的欧洲人上了一堂丛林逃生课而沾沾自喜。

• Alan Greenspan, Robert Rubin, and Larry Summers (the three smugly depicted in that 1999 Time cover of the 「committee to Save the world」), and Tim Geithner.

  这部新影片也瞄準了可能造成现在大萧条的大人物：阿兰·格林斯潘（AlanGreenspan），罗伯特·鲁宾（RobertRubin），拉里·萨默斯（LarrySummers）（他们三人1999年得意洋洋地登上时代杂志封面，当时的题目是「拯救全世界三巨头」）和提姆·盖特纳（TimGeithner）。

• Well, you have to ask her the right questions. 「 Gary said smugly .」

  「好了，你要问她权问题」加里说踌躇满志。

• Some businessmen smugly imagine that if the WTO talks fail, they can get what they want from more exclusive deals, which pick trading partners off in ones, twos or threes.

  有些商人的如意算盘是如果世贸谈判失败，他们就能从排他性贸易协定获得更多利益，因为他们可以从三三两两的贸易伙伴里剔除那些他们不中意的。

• Here we are in danger of smugly supposing superiority.

  自我感觉优越并自鸣得意，这样的假设是很危险的。

• Nowadays, successful Americans, however ridiculously lucky they have been, often smugly see themselves as 「deserving.」

  而如今，成功的美国人，不管他们是如何离奇地幸运，都通常沾沾自喜地认为那是自己「应得的」。

• At the Pentagon, however, senior naval officials appear smugly confident that the Chinese would turn tail once the U. S. carriers show up like the cavalry.

  可是，五角大楼的资深海军军官却有点满不在乎，他们认为一旦美国航空母舰像骑兵那样在海上出现时，中国人就逃跑了。

• But my Christmas cake is still sitting smugly in its tin - thanks altogether to jolly st Delia, who kindly pre-soaked my fruit, measured out the black treacle and even bagged up the flour.

  尽管如此，我的圣诞节蛋糕还是得意地躺在了罐子里，这完全要感谢好心的圣迪莉娅，她已经帮忙把果子泡好了，并测量出了黑蜜糖，甚至把面粉都装好了。

• After defeating Hungarian forces and savagely killing thirteen of their military「s leaders, Austrian generals were celebrating by smugly clinking glasses and drinking beer.

  打败匈牙利部队，并且残酷地杀害了13个军队领袖后，奥地利将军们碰杯痛饮庆祝。

• Many motorists chuckle smugly after giving their cars a little extra gas to leave a Toyota Prius or some other in the dust.

  在给汽车加上一脚油门，将丰田普锐斯或其它环境友好的汽车甩在烟尘中以后，许多开车的人会得意地咯咯作笑。

• Nor can the rest of the world look on smugly at Europe」s woes.

  世界其它国家也不能看着欧洲的灾难而自鸣得意。

• The reliability and material abundance of Japan that had us smugly expecting everything always to work are no longer.

  日本那曾让我们认为将永久存在的可靠和丰富的物质已经不复存在。

• The only question is, in light of Veggie-gate, what to eat?I smugly order a salad for my main course.

  唯一的问题是，受到「素食门」的影响，我能吃点什么呢?于是我很牛哄哄地点了一道沙拉作主食。

• But instead of sitting smugly at your desk, you should be thinking about what you can do (right now!) to make yourself absolutely indispensable.

  与其坐在办公桌前，沾沾自喜，还不如现在思考自己能做什么，从而保证自己的不可复制性。

相似词

assured被保险人

bigheaded自大的；自负的

complacent自满的；得意的；满足的

conceited自负的；狂想的；逞能的

consequential间接的；结果的；重要的；随之发生的；自傲的

important重要的，重大的；有地位的；有权力的

overweening自负的，过于自信的；过分的

pompous自大的；浮夸的；华而不实的；爱炫耀的

prideful高傲的，自傲的

proud(Proud)人名；(英)普劳德

self-important妄自尊大的；高傲的

self-opinionated固执己见的；自负的

self-satisfied自满的；自鸣得意的

stuck-up高傲的；自大的

swellheaded骄傲的；自大的

vain徒劳的；自负的；无结果的；无用的

vainglorious虚荣心强的；非常自负的

相反词

egoless无私的；无意识的；不自觉的

humble使谦恭；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气

modest(Modest)人名；(罗)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫杰斯特