Whipper-snapper
n. <旧><口><贬>厚颜无耻的或妄自尊大的年轻人
📖 牛津释义
whipper-snapper
n
(dated infml derog 旧, 口, 贬) young and unimportant person who behaves in a cheeky or over-confident way 厚颜无耻的或妄自尊大的年轻人.
🧩 词语组成解析
n. 鞭打者；抽打者；似用鞭子抽打者
n. 咬人的狗, 厉声说话的人, 揿钮
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh, I'm sorry Susan isn't here.
啊 可惜Susan不在。
I have forgotten his telephone number.
我忘记了他的电话号码。
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.
你太好了。当时你把所有的珠宝首饰全都拿了出来，而且说，我要什么就可以拿什么。漂亮的首饰太多了，实在难挑选。后来我终于看中了一条美丽的钻石项链，中间还嵌着一颗大蓝宝石。