剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - cynical collapse

cynical
/'sɪn.ɪ.kəl/ disapproving
adjective
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* believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
愤世嫉俗的；认为人皆自私的

1. I think she takes a rather cynical view of men.
我觉得她对男人的态度太过偏激。

2. I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.
我对政客们总是嗤之以鼻。

* describes the use of someone's feelings or emotions to your own advantage
利用他人感情的；损人利己的

1. She works in that most cynical of industries - advertising.
她于最具煽惑性的行业中工作——广告行业。

2. He praises my cooking but it's just a cynical ploy to get me to make his meals.
他夸我烧一手好菜只不过是在耍花招，哄我给他做饭。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - cynical collapse

cynical ★★☆☆☆
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词认为世人皆自私的;愤世嫉俗的 If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.

  • ...his cynical view of the world.

    他那愤世嫉俗的世界观

cynically

  • As one former customer said cynically, 'He's probably pocketed the difference!'

    正如一位愤世嫉俗的旧主顾所说的那样，“他很可能把差额塞进了自己的腰包！”

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词(对成功或人的真善)怀疑的，悲观的 If you are cynical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest.

【搭配模式】：usu v-link ADJ

  • It's hard not to be cynical about reform...

    很难相信改革会成功。

  • It has also made me more cynical about relationships.

    这也使得我愈加不相信爱情。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - cynical collapse

cynical
cyn·ic·al / 5sinikl / adjective1. believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons
   认为人皆自私的；愤世嫉俗的:
   Do you have to be so cynical about everything?
   你非得怀疑一切吗？
   a cynical view / smile
   愤世嫉俗的观点；讥笑
2. not believing that sth good will happen or that sth is important
   悲观的；怀疑的:
   I'm a bit cynical about the benefits of the plan.
   我对这项计划的成效有点儿怀疑。
3. not caring that sth might hurt other people, if there is some advantage for you
   只顾自己不顾他人的；见利忘义的:
   a cynical disregard for the safety of others
   只顾自己不顾他人安危
   a deliberate and cynical foul
   存心恶意犯规
• cyn·ic·al·ly / -kli / adv.

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - cynical collapse

cynical adj.

• VERBS be, feel, seem, sound I hope I don't sound unduly ~. | become, get, grow | remain

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | deeply his deeply ~ attitude | completely, totally, utterly (esp. BrE) | overly, unduly | a little, slightly, etc.

• PREPOSITION about I'm a little ~ about her motives.

Cynical is used with these nouns: disregard, exercise, exploitation, eyebrow, laugh, manipulation, ploy, view

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - cynical collapse

cynical adj.
⇨ suspicious 1

新牛津英语同义词词典 - cynical collapse

cynical

adjective

SCEPTICAL , doubtful, distrustful, suspicious, disbelieving, unbelieving, scoffing, doubting, incredulous;
PESSIMISTIC , negative, hardbitten, hardened, hard, world-weary, disillusioned, disenchanted, jaundiced, sardonic, black, bleak; informal hard-boiled.
-opposite(s): OPTIMISTIC ; CREDULOUS.

词源记忆 - cynical collapse

cynical
  1580s, "resembling Cynic philosophers," from cynic + adj. ending -al. By late 17c. the meaning had shaded into the general one of "critical, disparaging the motives of others, captious, sneering, peevish." Related: Cynically (c.1600).