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taunted

UK //tɔːntɪd//US //tɔːntɪd//

词源

源自中古法语 'tanter'(挑衅),可能受到古法语 'tant'(如此多)的影响,最终来自拉丁语 'tentare'(试探或挑衅)。

verb

❶ 故意嘲笑或挑衅某人,通常以言语或行为刺激对方,目的是让对方生气或难堪。

“The older kids taunted him for being small.”

(大孩子们因为他个子小而嘲笑他。)

“She felt hurt when her classmates taunted her about her accent.”

(当同学们嘲笑她的口音时,她感到很难过。)

同义词:teased, mocked, ridiculed, jeered, provoked

常见短语

taunted into action — 因被嘲笑或挑衅而被迫采取行动,通常指因自尊心受刺激而做出反应。

“He was taunted into fighting by their insults.”

(他们的侮辱激怒了他,迫使他动手。)