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high-hat /ˈhaɪˈhæt/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. I n. 1. 势利小人;瞧不起人的人 They're a lot of low-brows pretending to be intellectual high-hats. 他们是一伙缺乏文化修养的人,却装做高人一等的文人雅士。 2. (摄影机的)低支座,仰摄座
II a. 〈美口〉 1. 傲慢的;势利的 a high-hat attitude 傲慢的态度 He acted high-hat toward anyone poorer than he. 他瞧不起所有比他穷的人。 2. 高级的,贵族化的 The shop is not high-hat. 这家店并不高级。
III (high-hat·ted; high-hat·ting) 〈美口〉 ❶ vt. 对…神气活现;对…嗤之以鼻 After she had married a rich man, Mary high-hatted her former friends. 玛丽和一个阔佬结婚后就对她从前的朋友摆起架子来了。 The literati tended to high-hat the first issues. 文人学士往往瞧不起初次问世的作品。 ❷ vi. 举止傲慢;瞧不起人 |