be an object of ridicule
object of ridicule 表示‘被嘲笑的对象’，ridicule 在此为不可数名词。
His unusually old car became an object of ridicule among his classmates.
他那辆异常破旧的车成了同学们嘲笑的对象。
嘲笑；嘲讽；奚落
ridicules — plural of ridicule
笑柄；被嘲笑的对象；荒谬；可笑；旨在嘲讽或羞辱的语言或行为；嘲笑或轻蔑对待的行为
Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
旨在嘲讽或羞辱的语言或行为
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
An object of sport or laughter; a laughing stock.
嘲笑或轻蔑对待的行为
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
The quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
He was afraid of becoming the object of ridicule among his classmates.
他害怕成为同学们嘲笑的对象。
用法提示：名词 ridicule 作为“嘲笑的对象”使用，与 the object of 搭配。
The proposal was met with ridicule from the committee members.
该提议遭到了委员会成员的嘲笑。
用法提示：名词 ridicule 与 be met with 搭配，表示“遭到嘲笑”。
She endured the ridicule with quiet dignity.
她以平静的尊严忍受了嘲笑。
用法提示：名词 ridicule 作为及物动词 endure 的宾语，表示“忍受嘲笑”。
object of ridicule 表示‘被嘲笑的对象’，ridicule 在此为不可数名词。
His unusually old car became an object of ridicule among his classmates.
他那辆异常破旧的车成了同学们嘲笑的对象。
hold sth up to ridicule 意为‘拿……当笑话来嘲弄’，口语中常分开使用：hold the mayor up to ridicule。
The article held the mayor up to ridicule for his poor English.
那篇文章把市长糟糕的英语当成了笑柄。
被动语态 be subjected to ridicule 很常见，表示‘受到嘲讽’。
He was subjected to ridicule by his colleagues after the mistake.
犯错之后，他受到同事们的嘲笑。
mockery 侧重以模仿、言语或行为加以嘲弄，语气与 ridicule 相近，但常强调“使人显得可笑”。
derision 更正式，强调公开表示轻蔑和嘲笑，在口语中不如 ridicule 常用。
scorn 强调强烈的不屑与藐视，不一定有具体嘲笑行为，比 ridicule 更侧重态度而非言语动作。
contempt 指内心觉得对方不值得尊重，不一定伴随嘲笑；与 ridicule 相比更偏内心态度而非公开嘲讽。
jeering 指粗鲁、大声的嘲笑或起哄，常用于群体场合，比 ridicule 更具攻击性和口语色彩。
grammar · medium
易错句子His behavior was very ridicule.
正确表达His behavior was very ridiculous.
ridicule 是名词，意为“嘲笑、奚落”；表示“可笑的”应用形容词 ridiculous。在系动词 be 后需用形容词作表语，故将 ridicule 改为 ridiculous。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many ridicules in his speech.
正确表达There was much ridicule in his speech.
ridicule 表示“嘲笑、奚落”时为不可数名词，不可加 -s，也不可用 many 修饰。应改用 much 或 a lot of，并相应地把动词改为单数 is/was。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made ridicule of my accent.
正确表达He made fun of my accent.
英语中“取笑某人/某事”的固定搭配为 make fun of，而不是 make ridicule of。ridicule 作名词时常见搭配为 hold someone up to ridicule 或 be an object of ridicule。
与 ridicule（作名词，指嘲笑或嘲讽）相对，表示对某人或某事的称赞。
与 ridicule（指轻蔑的嘲笑）相反，表达对他人的欣赏与敬重。
与 ridicule（指羞辱性的嘲弄）相对，指以敬意的态度看待他人。
与 ridicule（指否定性的嘲笑）相反，指对行为的赞同。
与 ridicule（作名词，指公开的嘲笑或贬低）相对，表示正式的赞扬。
ridicule是名词，指‘嘲笑’这一行为或言辞；ridiculous是形容词，指事物本身‘可笑的、荒谬的’，词性和用法均不同。
mock侧重以模仿或讥讽的方式嘲笑，常作动词；ridicule更强调公开的轻蔑或羞辱，且此处作名词。
deride是正式书面用语，语气较强，指轻蔑地贬低；ridicule较通用，可指言语或行为上的嘲讽。
被嘲笑的对象
He became the object of ridicule after his speech.
演讲之后他成了被嘲笑的对象。
公开嘲笑
The politician risked public ridicule by making that mistake.
那位政客犯那个错误，冒着被公开嘲笑的风险。
使某人成为笑柄
The newspaper article held the mayor up to ridicule.
那篇报纸文章把市长当作笑柄。
害怕被嘲笑
Her fear of ridicule kept her from speaking in class.
她害怕被嘲笑，所以不敢在课堂上发言。
使某人受到嘲笑
His clumsy attempt exposed him to ridicule.
他那笨拙的尝试使他受到嘲笑。
rid- (笑，来自拉丁语 ridēre) + -icule (名词后缀)
ridicul- (笑，ridicule 的词干) + -ous (形容词后缀)
de- (向下，含轻蔑义) + rid(e) (笑，词根 rid- 的变体)
常借助夸张或反讽揭露问题，与ridicule的嘲弄手法密切相关。
言语上的尖刻嘲弄，是ridicule的常见表达形式。
针对他人的挑衅性讥讽，常为使人难堪或激怒对方。
在公开场合大声嘲笑，是ridicule的一种激烈表现。
遭受ridicule的一方常感到受辱，二者常互为因果。
使某人成为笑柄；公开嘲笑某人
The press held the minister up to ridicule.
媒体公开嘲笑这位部长。
嘲笑的对象；笑柄
His terrible outfit made him an object of ridicule.
他那身糟糕的穿着使他成为嘲笑的对象。
使自己招来嘲笑；自取其辱
By making such a foolish claim, he laid himself open to ridicule.
提出如此愚蠢的说法，他让自己招来了嘲笑。
嘲笑是真理的试金石。
Shaftesbury, an 18th-century philosopher, wrote that ridicule is the test of truth.
18世纪哲学家沙夫茨伯里写道，嘲笑是真理的试金石。
嘲笑是傻瓜的第一个也是最后一个论据。
Colton's aphorism that ridicule is the first and last argument of fools is still quoted today.
科尔顿那句“嘲笑是傻瓜的第一个也是最后一个论据”的格言至今仍被引用。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
自招嘲笑
By lying openly, she brought ridicule on herself.
她公开说谎，结果自招嘲笑。