1·I refused to fight further with the smug phone.
我拒绝与自以为是的电话作斗争。
2·"But the reason why I took it personally," Rachel counters, "was this smug belief they had that they would make millions of dollars out of us."
瑞秋反驳说:“我之所以感情用事,是因为这些自以为是的年轻人相信他们能从我们身上捞到几百万美元。”
3·EUROPE, it is said, must resist the temptation to become a giant Switzerland: ie, a smug, rich, insular place.
据说,欧洲必须要抵制其变成巨型瑞士的诱惑:即,一个自以为是的、富裕的、思想偏狭的国家。
4·Connor A very different writer, but Flannery O'Connor has a book called Revelations which is about this very smug person, "Thank goodness, I'm not white trash."
虽然风格不同,但是Flannery,O’,写过一本书,叫做《醒悟》,描述了一个非常自以为是的人,“谢天谢地,我不是白人垃圾
5·A common risk with this kind of book is that the author comes across as overly smug and superior; just look at how the duke of debunkers, Richard Dawkins, is sometimes perceived, even by his fans.
这类书籍的常见风险是,作者看上去好像过于自以为是和过于哗众取宠;只要看看揭露真面目者的公爵理查德•道金斯(Richard Dawkins)有时给人的感觉就明白了,甚至连他的粉丝也有这种感觉。
1·The general tone on this side of the Atlantic has veered between the smug and uncomprehending.
总的来说,大西洋这边的人的态度基本是在自鸣得意和不可理解之间徘徊。
2·But it is in G8 countries that the financial system blew up, though there is one member of the group that might feel a little smug - Canada.
但是正是G8集团国家金融体系崩溃了,尽管集团中有一个国家——加拿大,可能感到有点自鸣得意。
3·No company wants to hire a cynical, negative, smug person.
没有公司会愿意去雇佣一些愤世嫉俗,消极,自鸣得意的人。
4·In 1887 physicists were feeling pretty smug about their subject.
1887年物理学家们对自己的学科都颇为自鸣得意。