cynical
美 [?s?n?k(?)l]
英 ['s?n?k(?)l] 
- adj.認為人皆自私的;憤世嫉俗的;悲觀的;懷疑的
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)嘲諷般的笑容;犬儒;冷嘲熱諷的
反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 認為人皆自私的;憤世嫉俗的believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons |
| Do you have to be so cynical about everything? 你非得懷疑一切嗎? |
| a cynical view/smile 憤世嫉俗的觀點;譏笑 |
2. | 悲觀的;懷疑的not believing that sth good will happen or that sth is important |
| I'm a bit cynical about the benefits of the plan. 我對這項計劃的成效有點兒懷疑。 |
3. | 只顧自己不顧他人的;見利忘義的not caring that sth might hurt other people, if there is some advantage for you |
| a cynical disregard for the safety of others 只顧自己不顧他人安危 |
| a deliberate and cynical foul 存心惡意犯規(guī) |
英漢解釋
adj. | 1. 愛嘲笑人的,冷嘲熱諷的,譏誚的;玩世不恭的,憤世嫉俗的 |
英英解釋
例句
I think it's sort of a cynical notion to think that this new tool is going to spread the incidence of cheating.
認為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)這種新工具會提高作弊的發(fā)生率,我覺得這是一種偏激的觀點。
I've never been on a date, have always despised children, and I spend much of my time observing the world with calculating and cynical eyes.
我從未約會過,總是不待見小孩兒,終我一生的大部分時光,我都在用一種精明而憤世嫉俗的眼光打量這個世界。
The temptation is to think that people are more hardened and cynical to this sort of media manipulation.
誘惑是認為現(xiàn)在的人對媒體操縱更加有經(jīng)驗也更加嚴苛。
It's like the cynical editor who tells the cub reporter, "If your mother says she loves you, check it out. "
就像憤世嫉俗的編輯對初出茅廬的記者說:“如果你媽媽說她愛你,那就去確認一下吧?!?/jz>
Matched against this belief are more cynical and protectionist forces that have, alas, had a strong hand in shaping the new law.
與這種信念相對的反對勢力和保護主義勢力聯(lián)合,對這部新法的塑造影響甚大。
What are we to make of all this? Well, you could say that it demonstrates how cynical the media and society as a whole have become.
對此我們應(yīng)該怎樣看待?好吧,你可以說這證明了媒體與社會是多么地憤世嫉俗。
Give the book a chance, find the truth out for yourself, and don't be put off by the Guardian's Jay Raynor's somewhat cynical review.
讀一讀這本書,自己找到答案吧,而不要被《衛(wèi)報》杰伊·瑞納冷嘲熱諷的書評分神。
She pictured him tall, slim, cynical; with eye-glasses, and his hands in his pockets; and she did not like him.
他應(yīng)該很高,很瘦,憤世嫉俗;戴著眼鏡,雙手插在口袋里;嗯,她不喜歡他。
For a minute he literally hated this earthy, cynical world to which one belonged, willy-nilly.
一時之間,他真恨起這個誰都不能不屬于其中的、鄙俗而吹毛求疵的世界來。
It would be over-cynical to see this as a Democratic ploy to lure the Republicans into alienating a vital group of voters all over again.
如果將此視為民主黨挑撥共和黨和西語裔這一重要選民群關(guān)系的計謀的話就有些過分了。
We are going to try to run the same by forging a cynical alliance with the very members of Congress who tried to destroy him a year ago.
我們打算以其道還治其人,與國會中一年前力求打倒他的議員結(jié)成聯(lián)盟,不再講什么道義。
Twain, too, is something of the cynical pedagogue, though one of his San Francisco nicknames was the Wild Humorist of the Plains.
馬克·吐溫也有一點象憤世嫉俗的學(xué)究,雖然他在舊金山有一個綽號叫“平原上的野幽默家”。
Usually, when Lena referred to her life in the country at all, she dismissed it with a single remark, humorous or mildly cynical.
平素,莉娜一談到她在農(nóng)村的生活時,往往只用一句幽默或溫和的冷諷熱嘲的評語就帶過去了。
The acerbic singer with the raw voice and an often cynical view on modern life released his final album, The Wind, just two weeks ago.
就在兩周以前,這名嘲諷樂派歌手還用他那傷感的嗓音,和對現(xiàn)代生活不懈的觀念發(fā)行了他人生中的最后一張專輯——《風(fēng)》。
Cynical, tough people by nature, South Africans will soon start to ask hard questions of their national and local governments.
由于天性憤世嫉俗與性格倔強,南非民眾不久將開始向他們的中央與地方政府提出尖銳的問題。
"When the inevitable errors then occur, confidence in scientific enterprise is eroded, eventually cultivating a cynical public, " he said.
“之后當(dāng)科學(xué)不可避免地發(fā)生錯誤時,對于科學(xué)事業(yè)的信心就會受到打擊,這樣將會導(dǎo)致公眾變得憤世嫉俗。”Borchelt說。
In a cynical and me-first world, Mr. A has stunned me with his selflessness and generosity of spirit.
在這尖酸刻薄,唯我獨尊的世界里,A先生的無私和奉獻精神令我震驚。
You come across in "Trading Up" as this really cold, hard, cynical, manipulative ? you know, rhymes with witch.
你在《向上爬》里面遇到的這種冷酷,憤世疾俗,控制人的巫婆的應(yīng)聲蟲。
With so much money sloshing around the art world, it's not just cynical realists who worry that the market is overheating.
隨著如此巨大數(shù)額的金錢在藝術(shù)市場攪動,不僅僅是憤世嫉俗的現(xiàn)實主義者開始擔(dān)憂這個市場是否已經(jīng)過熱。
I "m surprised at some of the cynical comments about this sweet and gentle comedy of clashing cultures. "
我很驚訝的對這種文化發(fā)生沖突,溫柔甜美喜劇的玩世不恭的一些意見。
Twain, too, is something of the cynical pedagogue, though one of his San Francisco nicknames was the Wild Humorist of the Plains.
馬克·吐溫也有一點象憤世嫉俗的學(xué)究,雖然他在舊金山有一個綽號叫“平原上的野幽默家”。
I should hate her to become cynical.
看到她對什么都嘲笑我就生氣。
Gillanbone was not a particularly superstitious community, but even the most cynical resident shivered that Sunday, September 2nd.
吉蘭本不是一個特迷信的地方,但在9月2日那個星期天,即使是感情冷漠的居民,也激動得渾身發(fā)抖。
I'm a bit cynical about the benefits of the plan.
我對這項計劃的成效有點兒懷疑。
This may be a cynical opinion.
這也許說得太刻薄了。
He was so cynical that he sneered at everything that made life worth living.
他也太玩世不恭了,凡是對人生有意義的事,他一概加以嘲笑。
The word serves a real purpose - it conveys tone in text, something that even the most cynical critics accept.
這個詞能傳達真實的效果——在文本中它能傳達出音調(diào),即使那些憤世嫉俗的批評家也接受這一點。
The cynical reader might ask, what is so special about this particular book in comparison to the numerous other books that are published.
抱著懷疑態(tài)度的讀者也許會問,這本書和已經(jīng)出版的數(shù)量眾多的其它書有什么區(qū)別。
They no longer believe in the hypocritical moralizing , and a cynical attitude toward life, to express their protest against the negative.
他們不再相信虛偽的道德說教,而以玩世不恭的生活態(tài)度來表示自己的消極抗議。
Gouvernail was slim enough, but he wasn't very tall nor very cynical; neither did he wear eyeglasses nor carry his hands in his pockets.
實際上,高維內(nèi)爾雖然非常瘦,但他并不高,也沒有那么憤世嫉俗,更沒有戴眼鏡和雙手插在口袋里。
It tells the story of a cynical Brooklyn undertaker, Harry, and the object of his affection, a beautiful and deceased young man named Jamie.
它講述了一個玩世不恭的布魯克林承辦,哈利和他的感情,一個美麗的年輕男子和死者名叫杰米對象的故事。
he had sharp , if not brilliant , tongue in his head a gift at times for making crisp and cynical remarks.
他嘴里長了個很鋒利的舌頭,雖然還說不上雄辯,這是他的一種天賦,有時候能說些切中要害的刻薄話。
A cynical employee of the FT might argue that any faltering of the Journal can only be to its benefit.
英國《金融時報》一位玩世不恭的雇員可能會認為,《華爾街日報》遭遇的任何挫折都只會對自己有利。
Cynical readers might observe that this kind of message will be welcome to American defence manufacturers.
憤世嫉俗的讀者或許注意到,這類觀點肯定會受到美國軍工制造商的歡迎。
It was this view that this silence hit, if that is not the case for China's rich and cynical attitude shocked.
這種沉默與其說被這個觀點所打中,還不如說為中國富人如此無所顧忌的態(tài)度而震驚。
At that point, President Sarkozy can ill afford the sort of cynical public opinion that, in 2007, he promised to turn around.
這點來看,薩科奇改善2007年民意調(diào)查滿意度低的狀況的承諾無法實現(xiàn),他將為此付出代價。
We argue it's the later, but it's easy to imagine many people seeing Wikipedia on a news page and feeling pretty cynical about it.
但不難想象,很多人在新聞頁面上看到維基百科會感到玩世不恭。
"I think one of the biggest problems is that college graduates are too idealistic, or cynical, to adapt themselves to society, " he said.
我認為最大的一個問題就是高校畢業(yè)生們過于憤世嫉俗和理想化,這使他們無法適應(yīng)這個社會。
Lenin prefers the cynical voice of the enemy to "sugary communistic nonsense" .
列寧認為敵人的無恥的叫喊比“甜蜜的共產(chǎn)主義的謊話”要好些。
In a press interview, John Lennon made a cynical off-the-cuff remark that the Beatlemania had made his band "more popular than Jesus now" .
在一次媒體采訪中,約翰·列農(nóng)口無遮攔地說披頭士掀起的狂熱使得這支樂隊“現(xiàn)在比耶穌更為流行”。
A dried-up , yellow little man , cynical and weary in the face, as if a moral steam - roller had passed over it, answered this call .
一個干癟的、膚色黃黃的矮個子,一臉的譏誚和倦容,仿佛給一種道德的蒸氣滾筒在他臉上滾過似的,答應(yīng)了這個呼喚。
It's taken on other meanings now without a clear definition. . . but I'd summarize it as: "I'm cynical as hell. "
現(xiàn)在,它已經(jīng)被賦予了另外不可清楚定義的意義……不過我可以總結(jié)如下:“我淡定得要死?!?/jz>
The purpose of this cynical exercise was to pretend that the EU was solving a problem, when in fact it was not.
這種自欺欺人之舉,目的是假裝歐盟在解決問題,可實際上卻并非如此。
People who sleep on their side with both arms out in front are said to have an open nature, but can be suspicious, cynical.
向往型睡姿就是側(cè)臥,雙臂向前伸展的睡姿。采用這種睡姿的人性情開放,但疑心較重,容易憤世嫉俗。
My friends were confused about me, but I'd throw them off my trail by embracing the persona of a cynical, slightly neurotic fatalist.
我的朋友們還是搞不明白我的個人生活,我會帶上憤世嫉俗、有點神經(jīng)質(zhì)、有點宿命論的人格面具去應(yīng)付他們的疑惑。
A cynical observer might well conclude that the Federal Reserve threw caution to the wind years ago.
憤世嫉俗的觀察人士可能有充分的理由得出結(jié)論:美聯(lián)儲(Fed)多年前就把謹慎拋到了九霄云外。