Word · Frequency #12288
taunt
嘲笑;奚落;挑衅
核心释义
to deliberately provoke or make fun of someone, often to get an angry or aggressive response
- 1.
取笑(某人);常以挑衅的方式激将(某人)作出回应。
To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
取笑(某人);常以挑衅的方式激将(某人)作出回应。;嘲弄;奚落
用法In use
The older boys taunted him about his accent.
用法提示:taunted 是 taunt 的过去式,作谓语动词,表示以嘲笑方式激怒对方。
She taunts her brother until he loses his temper.
用法提示:taunts 是 taunt 的第三人称单数形式,作谓语,表示持续挑衅。
Stop taunting the dog; it might bite you.
用法提示:taunting 是 taunt 的现在分词,用在 stop doing 结构中,表示取笑、激惹。
taunt sb
直接跟被嘲笑的人作宾语,最常用的中性说法。
The older boys taunted him every day after school.
那些大男孩每天放学后都嘲笑他。
taunt sb into doing sth
表示用言语激将,使对方做出回应或行动,语气带攻击性。
They taunted him into accepting the challenge.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- taunt someone about something
- 因某事嘲笑(或奚落)某人
- The kids taunted him about his accent.孩子们因他的口音而嘲笑他。
- taunt an opponent
- 挑衅对手
- The striker taunted the defender after scoring.前锋进球后挑衅后卫。
- taunt someone into doing something
- 以激将法促使某人做某事
- They taunted him into accepting the challenge.他们用激将法激他接受挑战。
- be taunted by someone
- 被某人嘲笑(或奚落)
- She was taunted by her classmates.她被同学们嘲笑。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
taunt 里藏着 aunt(姑妈):对长辈说挑衅话就是 taunt(嘲笑激将)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、体育比赛、网络争论 该词通常属于中性用法,日常和书面场景都可见,但多带有挑衅、嘲弄的意味,比较常见于描述言语上的激将行为。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词,后接被嘲弄的人或事物
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都包含字母组合 -aunt。其中 haunt、daunt、jaunt、flaunt、gaunt 在标准英式发音中与 taunt 一样读作 /ɔːnt/,押韵。注意 aunt 发音不同:英式 /ɑːnt/、美式 /ænt/,不与 taunt 押韵;taut /tɔːt/ 拼写与 taunt 相近,但读作 /tɔːt/,也不押韵。
用法优先级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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