ridicule

['ridikju:l]

n.嘲笑, 愚弄, 笑柄
v.嘲笑, 愚弄

例句与用法:

The fear of ridicule is a very effective sanction.

人们不做违法乱纪的事,其中一个重要因素就是怕人耻笑。

Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.

嘲讽责备地鄙视可笑之事; 嘲笑

An object of ridicule; a laughingstock.

有趣之事滑稽可笑的事物; 笑柄

To choose such a line of work is to invite ridicule.

选择从事这个行业会惹人嘲笑。

词形变化:

名词: ridiculer | 动词过去式: ridiculed | 动词过去分词: ridiculed | 动词现在分词: ridiculing | 动词第三人称单数: ridicules |

详细释义:

n.

嘲笑, 揶揄, 奚落[U]

Her brothers poured ridicule on her boyfriend.

她的兄弟嘲弄她的男友。

vt.

嘲笑, 戏弄

I can't figure out why they ridicule this constructive suggestion.

我弄不懂他们为什么嘲笑这一建设性建议。


短语词组:

hold sb. up to ridicule

1. 嘲笑某人

It's not fair to hold me up to ridicule because I can't spell.

因为我不会拼写而嘲笑我是不公平的。