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scoffed

UK //skɒft//US //skɔːft//

词源

源自中古英语 'scoffen',可能与古诺尔斯语 'skopa'(嘲笑)或荷兰语 'schoffen'(狼吞虎咽)有关。

verb

❶ 用轻蔑或嘲笑的态度说话或对待某事,表示不以为然或看不起。

“He scoffed at the idea of working on weekends.”

(他对周末工作的想法嗤之以鼻。)

“She scoffed when I told her my plans.”

(当我告诉她我的计划时,她嘲笑了一番。)

❶ 快速或贪婪地吃东西,通常指大口大口地吃。

“He scoffed down his dinner in five minutes.”

(他五分钟内狼吞虎咽地吃完了晚餐。)

“The kids scoffed all the cookies before I could stop them.”

(孩子们在我阻止之前就把所有饼干一扫而空。)

同义词:mock, ridicule, jeer, gobble, devour

常见短语

scoff at — 嘲笑或轻视某事,表示不以为然或看不起。

“He scoffed at the notion that money can't buy happiness.”

(他对金钱买不到幸福的说法嗤之以鼻。)