deride

di'raid

考研托福GRE Collins 1

v. treat or speak of with contempt

vt. 嘲弄, 嘲笑

Collins 星级

18,730

BNC 频率

14,315

使用频率

deride 由前缀 de-（表示向下、反向）和词根 ride（骑）组成。可以理解为“嘲笑”是对某人的“骑行”进行贬低或否定。

例句

1. The students began to deride the teacher's unusual methods.

学生们开始嘲笑老师的非传统教学方法。

2. She felt hurt when her friends derided her new hairstyle.

当她的朋友们嘲笑她的新发型时，她感到很受伤。

3. It's not nice to deride someone for their mistakes.

嘲笑别人的错误是不好的。