cock a snook&I{【多用于英國】}

To thumb one's nose

輕蔑：將拇指頂住鼻尖

“&I{[The clock]} is set wrong and hung crooked, as if to cock a snook at the importance of time” (&b{Kevin Crossley-Holland})

“&I{[時鐘]} 走錯了并且吊歪了，就好象對時間的重要性不屑一顧” (&b{凱文·克羅斯勒—荷蘭})