Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15267
scoffing
嘲笑；讥讽
scoffing is the present participle of scoff.
To jeer or mock with contempt
常与 at 连用，如 scoff at sth.
- 1.
To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
嘲笑；轻蔑地讥笑。
- 2.
To mock; to treat with scorn.
嘲讽；以轻蔑的态度对待。
嘲笑；轻蔑地讥笑。；嘲讽；以轻蔑的态度对待。；嘲笑；嘲弄；贪吃
In use
Many people scoff at the idea of time travel, but it remains a popular topic in science fiction.
He scoffed when I told him about my plan to start a business.
The critics scoffed at the director's latest film, calling it a failure.
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。
scoff that + clause
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。
Verb forms
base scoff · third person scoffs · -ing scoffing · past scoffed · past participle scoffed
表示嘲笑，是规则动词
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- scoff at something
- 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。
- openly scoff
- 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。
- scoff in disbelief
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- scoff at
- 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。
- not to be scoffed at
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
scoff 读起来像“s + off”：想象把对方“笑 off”（笑走），表示轻蔑地嘲笑。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常与at连用，表示嘲笑的对象
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 scoff 同韵（英式 /ɒf/）：off /ɒf/、cough /kɒf/、trough /trɒf/。注意 cough、trough 的 ough 读 /ɒf/，别与 through /θruː/ 混淆。形近异音：coffee /ˈkɒfi/、coffin /ˈkɒfɪn/ 以 coff- 开头，但后面多出音节；scuff /skʌf/ 拼写与 scoff 相近，但元音为 /ʌ/。
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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