mock
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If someone mocks you, they show or pretend that they think you are foolish or inferior, for example by saying something funny about you, or by imitating your behaviour. 嘲笑; (為了取笑) 模仿
I thought you were mocking me. 我以為你在嘲笑我。
2. ADJ You use mock to describe something which is not real or genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing. 假裝的[ADJ n]
"It's tragic!" swoons Jeffrey in mock horror. “太悲慘了！”杰弗里假裝害怕得昏了過去。
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mock /m?k/ (mocking,mocked,mocks)
劍橋詞典
- formal
to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way
嘲笑，嘲弄；（常指為取笑而）模仿
They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike . 他們一個勁兒嘲笑他，因為他老是從自行車上摔下來。
She made fun of him by mocking his limp . 她模仿他一瘸一拐地走路來取笑他。
to make something appear stupid or not effective
愚弄；使徒勞，挫敗
The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out to sea . 風把船往海里刮得越來越遠，使他們靠岸的努力落空。