Word · Frequency #13849
flout
藐视;无视;公然违抗
核心释义
To deliberately show contempt for a law or rule by openly ignoring or defying it.
- 1.
通过言语或行动表达对(法律、规则等)的蔑视。
To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
通过言语或行动表达对(法律、规则等)的蔑视。;嘲笑;愚弄;表示轻蔑
用法In use
The company continued to flout safety regulations, putting workers at risk.
用法提示:动词flout表示公然无视规则,带贬义
He flouted the no-smoking sign by lighting a cigarette right under it.
用法提示:过去式flouted表示对规定或标志的轻蔑态度
They are flouting the court order by refusing to pay the fine.
用法提示:现在进行时flouting强调持续性的藐视行为
flout [noun]
常与表示规则、法律或权威的词语搭配。
Many drivers flout the speed limit.
许多司机公然藐视限速规定。
flout at [somebody/something]
不及物用法,表示以嘲笑或轻蔑的态度对待。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- flout the rules
- 无视规则
- The company was accused of flouting the rules on safety.公司被指控无视安全规则。
- flout the law
- 藐视法律
- Some drivers flout the law by speeding through school zones.一些司机超速驶过学校区域,藐视法律。
- flout conventions
- 无视常规
- She is an artist who flouts conventions in her work.她是一位在作品中无视常规的艺术家。
- flout authority
- 藐视权威
- The protesters openly flouted the authority of the police.抗议者公开藐视警察的权威。
- flout regulations
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:flout 拆成 fl + out,规则被你一脚踢“出局”(out),公然藐视、无视它。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、新闻报道、法律与规则讨论 flout 多用于正式或书面语境,强调公开蔑视或无视规则、法律;日常口语中较少用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words below rhyme with 'flout' /flaʊt/: the final sound is /aʊt/. Beware lookalikes: 'flaunt' /flɔːnt/ and 'flute' /fluːt/ look similar but sound different, and 'flour' /ˈflaʊər/ has an extra vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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