mock
verb- [transitive, intransitive] mock (somebody/something) | mock (somebody) + speech
to laugh at somebody/something in an unkind way, especially by copying what they say or do synonym make fun of嘲笑;(模仿)嘲弄 He's always mocking my French accent. 他总是嘲笑我的法国口音。 The other children mocked her, laughing behind their hands. 其他孩子学她的样子,用手捂着嘴笑。 You can mock, but at least I'm willing to have a try! 你可以嘲笑我,但我至少愿意试一试。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1‘Too scary for you?’ he mocked gently. “你吓坏了吧?”他轻声取笑道。 He openly mocked his parents. 他公开嘲笑自己的父母。 She mocked him for his failure. 她讥笑他的失败。 a faintly mocking smile 略带嘲讽的微笑 He mocked her hopes of stardom. 他嘲笑她成为明星的希望。 She mocked him with her smile. 她对他嘲弄地微微一笑。 The play subtly mocks the conventions of courtly love. 这部剧含蓄地讽刺了中世纪典雅爱情的种种惯常做法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- cruelly
- mercilessly
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- at
- for
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- [transitive] mock something (formal)
to show no respect for something 不尊重;蔑视 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- cruelly
- mercilessly
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- at
- for
- with
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French mocquer ‘deride’.