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scoff at sb/sth
表示对某人或某事物轻蔑嘲笑。
He scoffed at her suggestion.
他嘲笑她的建议。
嘲笑；讥讽
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嘲笑；讥讽
To jeer or mock with contempt
He scoffed at her suggestion.
他嘲笑她的建议。
常与 at 连用，如 scoff at sth.
嘲笑；轻蔑地讥笑。
To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
嘲讽；以轻蔑的态度对待。
To mock; to treat with scorn.
scoff
Base
原形
scoffs
3rd person
第三人称单数
scoffing
-ing
现在分词
scoffed
Past
过去式
scoffed
Past participle
过去分词
He scoffs at the idea.
他嘲笑这个想法。
They scoffed at my suggestion.
他们嘲笑我的建议。
She is scoffing at the news.
她正在嘲笑那条新闻。
表示嘲笑，是规则动词
Many people scoff at the idea of time travel, but it remains a popular topic in science fiction.
许多人嘲笑时间旅行的想法，但它仍然是科幻小说中的热门话题。
He scoffed when I told him about my plan to start a business.
当我告诉他我创业的计划时，他嗤之以鼻。
The critics scoffed at the director's latest film, calling it a failure.
评论家们嘲笑导演的最新电影，称其为失败之作。
表示对某人或某事物轻蔑嘲笑。
He scoffed at her suggestion.
他嘲笑她的建议。
后接从句，表示嘲讽地声称。
She scoffed that it was impossible.
她嘲笑说那是不可能的。
Not this
He scoffed my idea.
Use this
He scoffed at my idea.
scoff表示“嘲笑”时是不及物动词，需加介词at才能接宾语。
Not this
She scoffed about his suggestion.
Use this
She scoffed at his suggestion.
scoff后应搭配介词at，表示嘲弄的对象，而about常用于谈论或担忧某事。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
嘲笑某事物；对某事物嗤之以鼻
Many experts scoffed at the idea that the economy would recover quickly.
许多专家对经济会迅速复苏的想法嗤之以鼻。
公开嘲笑；公然讥讽
Critics openly scoffed at the film's unrealistic plot.
影评人公开嘲笑这部电影不切实际的情节。
难以置信地嘲笑；轻蔑地嗤笑
He scoffed in disbelief when he heard the price of the ticket.
听到票价时，他难以置信地嗤笑了一声。
嘲笑，讥笑
Don't scoff at his ideas; they might work.
别嘲笑他的想法；它们也许行得通。
不容小觑；不可等闲视之
His record of wins is not to be scoffed at.
他的连胜纪录不容小觑。
对……想法嗤之以鼻，认为……荒诞不经
They scoffed at the very idea of time travel.
他们对时间旅行这个想法嗤之以鼻。
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scoff 读起来像“s + off”：想象把对方“笑 off”（笑走），表示轻蔑地嘲笑。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news commentary、public debate 该义项表示“嘲笑、讥讽”，通常用于对观点或行为表示轻蔑的场合，多出现在书面评论、新闻报道或日常对话中。语气带贬义，但用词本身属中性。
常与at连用，表示嘲笑的对象
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