flout

flaut

托福GRE Collins 1

v treat with contemptuous disregard
v laugh at with contempt and derision

vt. 嘲笑, 愚弄
vi. 表示轻蔑
n. 嘲笑, 愚弄, 轻视

Collins 星级

13,849

BNC 频率

19,665

使用频率

flout 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想其含义为“蔑视”或“违抗”，与“flout”的发音相似的“flout”是“flout the rules”的短语，表示不遵守规则。

例句

1. Many people choose to flout the rules during the holiday season.

在假期期间，很多人选择无视规则。

2. He decided to flout the dress code and wore jeans to the formal event.

他决定无视着装规定，穿着牛仔裤参加正式活动。

3. The company was fined for choosing to flout safety regulations.

这家公司因选择无视安全规定而被罚款。