self-satisfied

英 [ˌself ˈsætɪsfaɪd]

美 [ˌself ˈsætɪsfaɪd]

adj.  自鸣得意的; 沾沾自喜的

牛津词典

adj.

• 自鸣得意的；沾沾自喜的
  too pleased with yourself or your own achievements
  1. He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
     他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 自鸣得意的;沾沾自喜的
  If you describe someone asself-satisfied, you mean that they are too pleased with themselves about their achievements or their situation and they think that nothing better is possible.
  1. You're so bloody self-satisfied...
     你也太自鸣得意了。
  2. She handed the cigar back to Jason with a self-satisfied smile.
     她得意地笑着把雪茄给贾森递了回去。

英英释义

adj

• contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  1. he had become complacent after years of success
  2. his self-satisfied dignity
  Synonym:complacentself-complacent
• marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
  1. a smug glow of self-congratulation
  Synonym:smug

双语例句

• Their overbearing bureaucracy and their self-satisfied airs are really more than one can stand.
  他们那种神气十足的官僚架子实在叫人吃不消。
• She knew that Emil was ashamed of Lou and Oscar because they were bigoted and self-satisfied.
  她知道爱弥尔为娄和奥斯卡感到羞耻，因为他们鄙俗自私，狂妄自大。
• Don't be complacent over occasional success.; Don't feel self-satisfied over a minor success.
  不要沾沾自喜于一得之功。
• He gave us a self-satisfied smile.
  他冲我们自鸣得意地一笑。
• Where does this self-satisfied reaction come from? Does it arise because we are so moral?
  那么这种自满的反应根源何在？是不是由于我们太讲究道德观念？
• She was very smug and self-satisfied about getting the promotion.
  她很自满，为升职而沾沾自喜。
• Complacent: Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned.
  自满的：对缺点的满意；自我满足且不关心。
• Research involving thousands of British civil servants revealed that the more self-satisfied they were, the fewer problems they had with their hearts.
  根据来自美国哈佛大学的研究员，针对上千英国公务员的调查显示，他们之中“自我满意程度”越高的人，他们在生活中和工作中面临的困难就越少，他们的心血管系统更健康。
• He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
  他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。
• Initially, I am quite self-satisfied about the dream Webb's clear-eyed summary of the national appetite for Chinese things.
  起初我对梦中韦伯有关国人对中国玩意胃口的清晰总结非常满意。