scoff

skɒf

六级托福GRE Collins 1

v. treat with contemptuous disregard

n. 嘲笑, 愚弄, 笑柄, 食品
v. 嘲笑, 嘲弄, 贪吃, 狼吞虎咽地吃

Collins 星级

15,267

BNC 频率

11,015

使用频率

scoff 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到其相关词汇 scoffing（嘲笑），表示一种轻蔑或不屑的态度。

例句

1. She scoffed at the idea of working on weekends.

她嘲笑在周末工作这个主意。

2. Many people scoff at his dreams of becoming an actor.

很多人嘲笑他成为演员的梦想。

3. Don't scoff at his efforts; he's trying his best.

不要嘲笑他的努力；他正在尽力。