mockery

1. N-UNCOUNT If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude as mockery. 嘲諷

Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?

他的眼里是不是有一絲嘲諷？

2. N-SING If something makes a mockery of something, it makes it appear worthless and foolish. 顯得無(wú)價(jià)值和愚蠢

This action makes a mockery of the administration's continuing protestations of concern. 這個(gè)行動(dòng)使政府給予關(guān)懷的一再聲明顯得毫無(wú)價(jià)值和愚蠢。