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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。
嘲讽；嘲笑；讥笑
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嘲讽；嘲笑；讥笑
A derisive or mocking remark or expression showing scorn or contempt.
She scoffed at his idea.
她嘲笑了他的想法。
嘲笑、讥讽或轻蔑、鄙视、责备的表情。
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
被嘲笑、讥讽或愚弄的对象。
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
He became the scoff of the entire school after his embarrassing speech.
他在那次尴尬的演讲后成了全校的笑柄。
The audience responded with scoffs when the politician made his promise.
当那位政治家做出承诺时，观众报以嘲笑。
Her innovative idea was dismissed as a scoff by the conservative board.
她的创新想法被保守的董事会视为笑柄而不予考虑。
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。
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。
Not this
He scoffed her opinion.
Use this
He scoffed at her opinion.
动词 scoff 表示‘嘲笑’时是不及物动词，必须接介词 at 后才能跟宾语；中文的'嘲笑'是及物动词，学习者易遗漏介词。
Not this
He scoffed at the whole pizza.
Use this
He scoffed the whole pizza.
动词 scoff 表示‘狼吞虎咽地吃’时是及物动词，直接接宾语，不能加介词 at；学习者可能将嘲笑用法类推到进食用法上。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
发出嘲笑；嗤笑一声
She gave a scoff and turned away.
她嗤笑一声，转过身去。
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。
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。
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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”。
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。
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。
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