whippersnapper
英 [ˈwɪpəsnæpə(r)]
美 [ˈwɪpərsnæpər]
n. 狂妄小子
COCA.39792
牛津词典
noun
- 狂妄小子
a young and unimportant person who behaves in a way that others think is too confident and rude
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 自以为是的人;妄自尊大的人
If you refer to a young person as awhippersnapper, you disapprove of them because you think that they are behaving more confidently than they should.- ...this bunch of irresponsible young whippersnappers.
这群不负责任自以为是的年轻人
- ...this bunch of irresponsible young whippersnappers.
英英释义
noun
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
双语例句
- I'll find him, that young whippersnapper!
我将找到他,那个自以为是的小家伙! - Substitute whippersnapper for your chosen sexist or racist epithet and then imagine how many job interviews you can cram into your sudden abundance of free time.
用自以为是的年轻人,来代替你选择的带有性别歧视或种族歧视的蔑称,然后设想一下,在你陡然充裕的闲暇时间里,能参加多少工作面试。 - There are few sights quite as ugly to someone with your length of experience as a jargon-talking young whippersnapper who thinks he is destined for the top.
对于拥有你这种经验相当的人,几乎没有什么场面比一位满嘴行话、自以为是、认为自己注定将升入高层的年轻人更丑陋的了。