2. Western firms such as IBM and Accenture can be sniffy about their Indian rivals' sophistication. 西方国家像IBM、埃森哲(Accenture)等公司也许会对印度对手们的城府嗤之以鼻。
3. He is always puffing about the expensive wines he brings over to my place, and is then sniffy about the offerings I take round to his. 他总是吹嘘自己带到我家来的名贵红酒，而对我带到他家去的酒总是嗤之以鼻。
4. In an industry in which visionaries are often sniffy about anyone else's ideas, the readiness to go elsewhere proved a devastating advantage. 在一个到处是眼高手低对别人观点嗤之以鼻人士的行业中，随时做好转变的准备是一种引人注目的优势。
5. THE only kind of entrepreneur who becomes famous in Britain, a nation sniffy about business people, is the flashy personality who embodies the brand. 在对商人不屑一顾的英国，能够蜚声成名的企业家只有那种性格鲜明、凸显品牌特性的人。
