词组 | mock |
释义 | mock /mɒk $ mɑːk/ verb to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them: Opposition MPs mocked the government’s decision. “Running away?” he mocked.adverbsgently mock sb/sth Her friends gently mocked her, but she knew they were only joking.be widely mocked (=by many people) His comment was widely mocked in the press.phrasesit is easy to mock (sb/sth) It’s easy for you to mock, but we put a lot of work into this play.THESAURUS: mock make fun of sb/sth to make someone or something seem stupid by making unkind jokes about them: Peter didn’t seem to realize that they were making fun of him. | It used to be fashionable to make fun of the European Parliament.Make fun of is very similar in meaning to mock. Mock sounds more formal. Make fun of is the usual expression to use in everyday English. laugh at sb/sth to make unkind or funny remarks about someone or something, because they seem stupid or strange: I don’t want the other kids to laugh at me. | People would laugh at the idea nowadays. poke fun at sb/sth to make someone or something seem silly by making jokes about them, especially in a way that is funny but not really cruel: a TV series that regularly poked fun at the government | He is in no position to poke fun at other people’s use of English! ridicule formalsuggestion | idea | notion to say that you think that someone or something seems stupid: The White House initially ridiculed the suggestion that America might have supplied arms to Iran. | His ideas were widely ridiculed at the time (=by many people). | Scientists ridiculed him for doubting the existence of the greenhouse effect. deride formal to make remarks that show you think that something is stupid or useless – often used when you think that the people who do this are wrong: Some forms of alternative medicine – much derided by doctors – have been shown to help patients. | Here he was, accepting an award which he had previously derided.Often passive. |
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