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taunt
UK //tɔːnt//US //tɔːnt//
词源
源自中古法语 'tanter'（挑衅），可能最终源自拉丁语 'temptare'（试探、挑衅）。
verb
❶ 用言语或行为故意嘲笑、挑衅或激怒某人，通常带有恶意或讽刺的意味。
“The older kids taunted him for being small.”
（大孩子们嘲笑他个子小。）
“She taunted her brother about his bad grades.”
（她嘲笑弟弟成绩差。）
同义词:mock, tease, ridicule, jeer, provoke
noun
❶ 带有侮辱或挑衅性质的言语或行为，目的是激怒或嘲笑他人。
“His taunts made her lose her temper.”
（他的嘲讽让她大发雷霆。）
“The bully's taunts were cruel and unrelenting.”
（那个霸凌者的辱骂既残忍又持续不断。）
同义词:insult, jeer, gibe, sneer, mockery
常见短语
taunt someone into doing something — 通过嘲笑或挑衅刺激某人做某事，通常是冲动或不明智的行为。
“They taunted him into jumping off the high dive.”
（他们激将他从高台跳水。）