Translations for „waspish“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

waspish [ˈwɒspıʃ] ADJ

waspish

尖刻的 jiānkède

waspish

刻薄的 kèbóde

▶ waspishly ADV

▶ waspishness N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He regally ignored the waspish comments from close fielders.

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Just as arresting, however, are the waspish dismissals, delivered with an ex cathedra bravura.

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Two camp men being waspish do not a sitcom make.

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Its line-up of columnists and writers has always maintained a waspish, disbelieving stance.

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Waspish and mostly seemingly furious at his fellow judges, he found his approach, reasoning and conclusions were being simply ignored.

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My memory of the 2001 film on which it is based is that it is smart and slightly waspish.

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It was almost certainly a metaphor for something though, frankly, after 20 minutes in her waspish company you weren't inclined to dig too deeply.

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If you were feeling waspish, you might say that being in the air is the least of passengers' worries when they fly with a low-cost airline.

travelchatter.dailymail.co.uk

His death has been greeted with generous tributes and copious quotation from a lifetime of waspish wisecracks.

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But it is important to place this supreme ironist in context, with some later waspish comments clearly not meant to be taken seriously.

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