smug
adjective/smʌɡ/
/smʌɡ/
(disapproving)- looking or feeling too pleased about something you have done or achieved
沾沾自喜的；自鸣得意的 - a smug expression/smile/face, etc.
沾沾自喜的表情、笑容、面容等 - What are you looking so smug about?
你怎么这样一副神气活现的样子？
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2, Personal qualitiesc2- Now don't get smug just because you've won a couple of games.
不要赢了几场比赛就沾沾自喜。 - He gave a smug little smile.
他露出一个得意的微笑。 - She was feeling smug after her win.
获胜后，她感到沾沾自喜。 - There was an air of smug satisfaction in Luke's voice.
卢克的声音里流露出了一种沾沾自喜的满足感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘neat, spruce’): from Low German smuk ‘pretty’. - a smug expression/smile/face, etc.