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Taunt Insulting Taunting   [V N Ed 英 Tɔːnt] 美

英语单词 taunt
英美音标 英 [tɔːnt] 美 [tɔːnt]
中文释义 n.辱骂;嘲弄
v.嘲弄
英语例句 (1) But in England if the palm faces inward it's a taunt, especially if executed with an up-ward jerk of the fingers.
(2) He will taunt an opponent endlessly, even during battle, raising their ire until they make a fatal mistake - and then take advantage of them.
中文例句 (1) 可在英国,做该手势时如果掌心向内,特别是还同时把手指往上伸的话,则表示对人的辱骂。
(2) 即使在战斗中,他也会无休止的嘲弄对手,激起他们的怒气直到他们犯下致命错误,然后他就会取得优势。
vocabulary简明 A short list of people not to taunt: your big brother, cops, nightclub bouncers, dragons. Taunts are insulting comments, and, unless you are a really, really fast runner, keep them to yourself.
vocabulary扩展 Taunting is often associated with large groups picking on an individual. A mob might call out a hated king from his castle with taunts and jeers. Taunting the weak is a high-school phenomenon that teachers, administrators, parents, and students are working together to stop.
柯林斯解释
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[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.
  [V n]
  [V n about n]
  • 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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