Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15267
scoff
嘲讽；嘲笑；讥笑
A derisive or mocking remark or expression showing scorn or contempt.
- 1.
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
嘲笑、讥讽或轻蔑、鄙视、责备的表情。
- 2.
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
被嘲笑、讥讽或愚弄的对象。
嘲笑的对象；笑柄；嘲笑、讥讽或轻蔑、鄙视、责备的表情。；被嘲笑、讥讽或愚弄的对象。；嘲笑；愚弄
In use
He became the scoff of the entire school after his embarrassing speech.
The audience responded with scoffs when the politician made his promise.
Her innovative idea was dismissed as a scoff by the conservative board.
scoff at sb/sth
动词短语，表示对某人或某事物表示轻蔑或不屑。
She scoffed at his idea.
她嘲笑了他的想法。
scoff sth down
动词短语，表示快速地吃掉某物。
He scoffed the sandwich down in minutes.
他几分钟内就狼吞虎咽地吃完了三明治。
Common mistakes
He scoffed her opinion.He scoffed at her opinion.
Connections
Collocations
- with a scoff
- 带着嘲笑；嗤笑一声
- He reacted to the accusation with a scoff.他对这一指控报以一声嗤笑。
- give a scoff
- 发出嘲笑；嗤笑一声
- She gave a scoff and turned away.她嗤笑一声，转过身去。
- a scoff of derision
- 一声讥讽的嘲笑
- The teacher heard a scoff of derision from the back of the class.老师听到教室后排传来一声讥讽的嘲笑。
- the scoff of the town
- 全镇的笑柄
- After the scandal, he became the scoff of the town.丑闻发生后，他成了全镇的笑柄。
Synonyms
- sneer
- 嗤笑；冷笑 · 侧重于面部表情或轻蔑的言语，比 scoff 更强调冷酷和优越感；scoff 可指发声的嘲笑，也可指表情。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 scoff 拆成 s + cof：s像冷笑的嘴角，cof像短促的蔑视声，记住名词义“嘲笑/轻蔑的表情”，也指“笑柄”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、formal criticism、written description 这个名词义项（嘲笑/讥讽的表情，或被嘲笑的对象）比较正式、书面，多出现在文学或评论性文字中；日常口语里更常用动词形式或 mockery 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词有 off、cough、trough，它们的英式发音都以 /ɒf/ 结尾，与 scoff 同韵。sniff 和 cuff 虽然拼写以双写 ff 结尾，但发音不同：sniff 读 /snɪf/，cuff 读 /kʌf/，不要被拼写迷惑。
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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