[VERB 动词]笑话;嘲笑;奚落;羞辱 If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures.
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A gang taunted a disabled man...
一伙小混混嘲笑一位残疾人。
Other youths taunted him about his clothes.
其他年轻人笑话他的衣服。
Taunt is also a noun.
For years they suffered racist taunts.
多年来,他们遭受着种族主义者的羞辱。
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taunt/tɔːnt; NAmEtɔːnt/
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taunttauntstauntedtauntingverbtauntsb to try to make sb angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures, etc. 辱骂;嘲笑;讽刺;奚落◆The other kids continually taunted him about his size.其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。nounan insulting or unkind remark that is intended to make sb angry or upset 嘲笑(或讽刺、奚落等)的言辞◆Black players often had to endure racist taunts.黑人运动员经常得忍受种族歧视性的奚落。taunt/tɔːnt; NAmEtɔːnt/
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to try to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them → teasetaunt somebody about something The other children taunted him about his weight.taunt somebody with something They taunted him with the nickname ‘Fatso’. ‘And he’ll believe you, will he?’ Maria taunted.—tauntingly adverb
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a remark or joke intended to make someone angry or upset: racist taunts► see thesaurus at
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