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• scoff at other people's beliefs 对他人的看法嗤之以鼻 -
• Don't scoff at him. He is quite right. 别嘲弄他,他说的挺有道理的。
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• The boy scoffed all the cake. 男孩狼吞虎咽地把蛋糕全都吃了。
用法说明
scoff, jeer, gibe, sneer
这四个词都可作“嘲笑”解。scoff侧重于表示因为不相信、不敬重、蔑视等而嘲笑。jeer强调大声而且粗俗地嘲笑。gibe强调带有讽刺或挖苦的嘲笑,有时也指善意地戏谑。sneer侧重于表示通过面部表情,说话声调等恶意中伤对方。试比较:
It's wrong to scoff at other people's beliefs. 嘲笑别人的信仰是不对的。
They jeered at speaker. 他们对发言的人起哄。
He always likes gibing at the others. 他总喜欢戏谑他人。
I resent the way he sneers at our efforts. 他对我们的努力进行嘲笑,我十分反感。