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

• She was very smug and self-satisfied about getting the promotion.
  她很自满，为升职而沾沾自喜。
• 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？
• 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。
• Now, as a super star, he is not self-satisfied at all.
  现在，作为一个超级明星，他一点也不自满。
• To me he's like the little boy in The Emperor's New Clothes, whose provocative attitude doesn't allow people to be self-satisfied.
  在我看来，他像在皇帝的新衣，小男孩，他的挑衅性的态度，并不让人们能够自我满足，的。
• Travers had gone into a self-satisfied retirement.
  特拉弗斯心满意足地退休了。
• Perhaps these beautiful dreams suffice to let us be self-satisfied, can let us be arrogant, but that also is only for a while, light is really.
  或许那些美丽的梦够让我们得意，能够让我们骄傲，但那也只是一时的，平平淡淡才是真。
• 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。
• 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。
• A self-satisfied smile began to spread across his face, but gave way in a flash to a frown as a sudden misgiving assailed his ranging mind: what if his daughter should decide in favour of-her lover and refuse to have anything to do with this brilliant scheme?
  渐渐他的脸上浮出了得意的浅笑了，可是只一刹那，他又攒紧了眉头。他的周到的思虑忽然想到万一他那已经有了情人的女儿不肯依他的妙计，可怎么办呢？