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scoff
/ˈskɔːf/
American
- v. 嘲笑, 狼吞虎咽地吃
- n. 嘲笑, 笑柄
- Definition
- v. to speak scornfully, or to eat greedily
- n. a mocking remark, or something people laugh at
- Example
- Critics tend to scoff at ideas that sound too simple.
- 评论家们往往嘲笑那些听起来过于简单的想法。