单词
scoff
读音
skɑːf
美式
英式
词根
"Scoff"直译自中古英语"scogan" 和中古荷兰语 "schoffen", 意为吞噬,吃得快。
释义
v. 嘲笑,嘲弄;贪婪地吃,狼吞虎咽 n. 嘲笑,嘲笑的话;笑料,笑柄;食物,口粮 [ 复数 scoffs 第三人称单数 scoffs 现在分词 scoffing 过去式 scoffed 过去分词 scoffed ]
例句
Don't scoff—she's absolutely right.
别嘲笑她—她绝对正确。
The scientific community did not take long to scoff at and abandon von Daniken's theory.
没过多久,科学界就嘲笑并抛弃了冯·丹尼肯的理论。
Traditionalists may scoff.
传统人士可能会嘲笑。
Don't scoff—she's absolutely right.
别嘲笑她—她绝对正确。
The scientific community did not take long to scoff at and abandon von Daniken's theory.
没过多久,科学界就嘲笑并抛弃了冯·丹尼肯的理论。
Traditionalists may scoff.
传统人士可能会嘲笑。
强化记忆
"Scoff"可以想象成"吃"的动作,就像你快速吃早餐,一点都不尊重食物,毫无味道,并将它称之为"scoff"。同样,当你轻蔑或嘲笑某人或某事时,也可以这样说。"Scoff" 来自于10世纪中古英语 "scof",意为食物或饮料,它也有吃饭或饮酒的含义。到了13世纪,已经developed into a more general meaning of "to eat (something) with a loud and open-mouthed chewing sound". 逐渐的,人们开始用 “scoff” 来表示对某人或某事的轻蔑或嘲笑的行为。
所属分类
专四专八,其他
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