| 英语单词 | scoff |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [skɒf] 美 [skɔːf] |
| 中文释义 | n.嘲笑;笑柄;愚弄 v.嘲笑;嘲弄;愚弄;狼吞虎咽 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Initially, the" core" of any industry will scoff. (2) Initially, the" core" of any industry will scoff. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 最初,任何一个行业的核心拥趸都会嘲笑这种自讨苦吃的做法。 (2) 最初,任何一个行业的核心拥趸都会嘲笑这种自讨苦吃的做法。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To laugh at someone with scorn is to scoff at them. People have scoffed at many great inventors, saying their products would flop because the public wouldn't be interested in things like the light bulb, cars, televisions, or personal computers. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The verb scoff is often followed by the word at ("scoff at the idea, scoff at the statement, scoff at the notion"). The verb can also mean to treat with contempt or to mock. Naysayers scoff at all kinds of theories, and grouchy old men tend to scoff for the heck of it. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]嘲笑;讥讽;嘲弄 If you scoff at something, you speak about it in a way that shows you think it is ridiculous or inadequate. [V [V] [V with quote]
2 [VERB 动词]贪婪地吃;狼吞虎咽 If you scoff food, you eat it quickly and greedily. [V n] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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