/snɒb; snɑb/ n (derog 贬)
(a) person who pays too much respect to social position and wealth, or who despises people of a lower social position 势利小人
*snobs who despised their working-class son-in-law 看不起女婿当工人的很势利的人.
(b) person who feels he has superior tastes, knowledge, etc 自以为高雅、有学问等的人
*an intellectual snob 自以为有学识的人
* a wine snob who will only drink the best wines 自命不凡非上等酒不喝的人.

n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: snob 'shoemaker, person of low social rank' (18-19 centuries)]
someone who thinks they are better than people from a lower social class - used to show disapproval
　Stop being such a snob.
　I don't want to sound like a snob, but I thought she was vulgar.
someone who thinks they are better than other people because they know more about something than other people - used to show disapproval
　a bunch of intellectual snobs
music/wine snob
snob value/appeal
BrE something that has snob value is liked by people who think they are better than other people
　That kind of car has real snob appeal .