taunt

tɒ:nt

托福 Collins 1

n aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
v harass with persistent criticism or carping

n. 辱骂, 嘲弄
vt. 嘲弄, 奚落
a. 很高的

Collins 星级

12,288

BNC 频率

10,645

使用频率

taunt 没有明显的词根或词缀，但它的含义与嘲弄、挑衅相关，可以联想到与讥讽、嘲笑相关的词汇。

例句

1. The kids would often taunt him because of his glasses.

孩子们常常因为他的眼镜而嘲笑他。

2. It's not nice to taunt someone for their mistakes.

嘲笑别人的错误是不好的。

3. She tried to ignore the taunts from her classmates.

她试图无视同学们的嘲讽。