whippersnapper

/ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/ /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/

Meanings

noun

小毛孩，乳臭未干的小子

A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.

Examples :

""That whippersnapper told the professor he was wrong about the answer!" "

那个小毛孩竟然跟教授说他的答案错了！

Related Words

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

wrong noun

/ɹɒŋ/ /ɹɔŋ/

错误，罪恶。

"Injustice is a heinous wrong."

不公正是一种令人发指的罪恶。

told verb

/tɔʊld/ /toʊld/

讲述，叙述

"All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth."

总计起来，有一打多。你会看钟表上的时间吗？他拥有数不清的财富。

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

answer noun

/ˈan.sə/ /ˈæn.sɚ/

答案，回复.

"Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face."

她对他的求婚的回答简直就是一记耳光。

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

后半拍

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

鼓手在歌曲中强调了后半拍，使节奏非常鲜明。

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人，人物，个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

教授，讲授。

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

史密斯教授，也就是历史系的系主任，做了一场关于罗马帝国的精彩讲座。

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

cheeky adjective

/ˈtʃiːki/

厚脸皮，放肆，嬉皮笑脸

"The student gave the teacher a cheeky grin after answering the question incorrectly, but the teacher couldn't help but smile back. "

这个学生回答错了问题，却对老师露出一个嬉皮笑脸的笑容，老师忍不住也笑了。

presumptuous adjective

/pɹəˈzʌmp.tjuː.əs/ /pɹiˈzəmptʃuəs/

放肆，自以为是, 僭越。

"It was presumptuous of him to assume he'd get the promotion just because he'd worked there the longest. "

他仅仅因为在那里工作时间最长就自以为是地认为自己肯定会升职，这太放肆了。

young noun

/jʌŋ/

年轻人，青年人

"The young of today are well-educated."

现在的年轻人都受过良好的教育。