Word · Frequency #15455
jeer
嘲笑；讥讽；嘲弄
A mocking or taunting remark or shout; the act of showing contempt by derision.
- 1.
A mocking remark or reflection.
嘲弄的言语或评论。
- 2.
A gear; a tackle.
齿轮；滑车。
- 3.
showing your contempt by derision
通过嘲笑表现轻蔑
- 4.
An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
用于升降船帆桁的一组滑车或滑车组合。
帆桁吊索；滑车索具；嘲弄的言语或评论。；齿轮；滑车。；通过嘲笑表现轻蔑；用于升降船帆桁的一组滑车或滑车组合。
In use
The player ignored the jeers from the opposing fans and scored the winning goal.
When the student gave the wrong answer, a lone jeer came from the back of the room.
The speaker faced a chorus of jeers when she admitted her mistake.
jeer at sb/sth
jeer at...作为名词短语，表示对...的嘲笑。
He directed a jeer at the opponent.
他朝对手发出一声嘲笑。
jeers (of sb)
The jeers of the crowd drowned him out.
人群的嘲笑声盖过了他。
let out a jeer
Connections
Collocations
- boos and jeers
- 嘘声和嘲笑
- The announcement was met with boos and jeers from the fans.这一宣布遭到了球迷的嘘声和嘲笑。
- jeers and catcalls
- 嘲笑和嘘声
- The referee walked off the pitch to jeers and catcalls.裁判在一片嘲笑和嘘声中离开了球场。
- a chorus of jeers
- 一片嘲笑声
- A chorus of jeers followed his clumsy apology.他笨拙的道歉引来一片嘲笑声。
- jeers from the crowd
- 人群中传来的嘲笑
- The speaker tried to continue above the jeers from the crowd.演讲者试图盖过人群中传来的嘲笑继续讲下去。
Synonyms
- taunt
- 挑衅的话；辱骂；嘲讽 · taunt 比 jeer 更具挑衅性，常故意激怒对方；可作可数名词，也可作动词。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：cheer（欢呼）的首字母c换成j，欢呼声就变成嘲笑声jeer。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：体育比赛等观众反应、政治集会或公共场合的反对声、新闻报道或文学描写 该词作名词时多用于书面叙述或新闻报道，指嘲弄或讥讽的喊声或话语；在日常口语中更常说 boo、taunt 等词。比较常见于描述人群的集体反应。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cheer、peer、steer、sneer、deer 都含有 -eer，发音与 jeer 押韵；hear 拼作 -ear，但同样发 /ɪr/。注意：bear、wear 等以 -ear 拼写的词读作 /ɛr/，拼写相近但发音不同。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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