英美俚俗语【118】look down one’s nose 瞧不起；轻视

look down one’s nose

[俗]瞧不起；轻视；蔑视

When she married the boss, she looked down her nose at the office girls who had worked with her.

她嫁给老板后，便看不起曾与她一起工作的女职员了。

注解：

look意指看，nose意指鼻子；to look down one’s nose系指眼睑下垂看人，喻指傲慢地对待某人、轻视某人。