snort in contempt; scoff at
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
snort contemptuously; treat with derision
literaryA four-character idiom describing a strong, disdainful reaction, often to an idea or proposal considered foolish or unworthy.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
huāng荒
miù谬
de的
jiàn建
yì议
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
chī嗤
zhī之
yǐ以
bí鼻
。
He just snorted contemptuously at such an absurd suggestion.
Tā他
duì对
nà那
xiē些
xū虚
wěi伪
de的
fèng奉
chéng承
chī嗤
zhī之
yǐ以
bí鼻
。
He scoffed at those hypocritical flatteries.
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Miàn面
duì对
bú不
qiè切
shí实
jì际
de的
huàn幻
xiǎng想
，
tā她
zǒng总
shì是
chī嗤
zhī之
yǐ以
bí鼻
。
She always responds to impractical fantasies with a contemptuous snort.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhuān专
jiā家
duì对
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
“
sù速
chéng成
fǎ法
”
chī嗤
zhī之
yǐ以
bí鼻
。
The veteran expert scoffed at the so-called 'quick-fix method.'