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Stuck-up - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：snobbish (Stuck-up)

Stuck-up 🔊

/ˌstʌkˈʌp/

adj.

Thinking you are better than others and acting unfriendly or distant because of it.

snobbish 🔊

➕

/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/

adj.

Behaving as if one is superior to others; arrogant and unfriendly.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combination of 'stuck' (past of stick) and 'up', suggesting a nose stuck upward in arrogance.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a person whose nose is glued upward, forcing them to look down on everyone.

📖 Example

When she started at our new school, some people thought she was stuck-up because she didn't talk much, but really she was just shy and came from a very rich family. 🔊 When she started at our new school, some people thought she was stuck-up because she didn't talk much, but really she was just shy and came from a very rich family.

🔗 Collocations

stuck-up attitude – an attitude of superiority

act stuck-up – to behave as if one is better than others

stuck-up snob – a person who looks down on others

🔄 Synonyms

conceited (adj.) – having an excessively favorable opinion of oneself

arrogant (adj.) – showing an offensive sense of superiority

snobbish (adj.) – believing oneself to be superior to those of lower social status

🚫 Antonyms

humble (adj.) – having a modest or low view of one's importance

modest (adj.) – unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities

down-to-earth (adj.) – practical and realistic; not pretentious

🌱 Derivatives

stuck-upness (n.) – the quality of being stuck-up

📖 Cultural Story

19th-century idiom: a person holding their head so high that their nose seems stuck up, symbolizing haughtiness.

Meaning 2：exclusive (Stuck-up)

Stuck-up 🔊

/ˌstʌkˈʌp/

adj.

Describing a place or group that seems too fancy or elite, making ordinary people feel unwelcome.

exclusive 🔊

➕

/ɪkˈskluːsɪv/

adj.

Describing a place that is overly fancy or elite, making ordinary people feel unwelcome.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We walked into that new downtown restaurant, but the waiters looked at our casual clothes and seemed so unfriendly-the whole place felt really stuck-up. 🔊 We walked into that new downtown restaurant, but the waiters looked at our casual clothes and seemed so unfriendly-the whole place felt really stuck-up.

🔗 Collocations

stuck-up restaurant – a restaurant that seems too fancy for ordinary people

stuck-up neighborhood – an elite neighborhood where outsiders feel unwelcome

stuck-up club – a club with an exclusive and snobbish atmosphere

🔄 Synonyms

posh (adj.) – elegant and stylish; typical of the upper class

snobbish (adj.) – relating to or characteristic of a snob; showing superiority

fancy (adj.) – expensive or high-quality; often ostentatious

🚫 Antonyms

down-to-earth (adj.) – simple and unpretentious; approachable

casual (adj.) – relaxed and informal; not formal or elitist

welcoming (adj.) – friendly and inviting to everyone