taunt someone about something
collocation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。
嘲笑；奚落；挑衅
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嘲笑；奚落；挑衅
to deliberately provoke or make fun of someone, often to get an angry or aggressive response
The older boys taunted him about his accent.
那些大男孩嘲笑他的口音。
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.
taunt
Base
原形
taunts
3rd person
第三人称单数
taunting
-ing
现在分词
taunted
Past
过去式
taunted
Past participle
过去分词
They taunt him every day.
他们每天嘲弄他。
She taunted him yesterday.
她昨天嘲弄了他。
He has been taunted many times.
他被嘲弄了很多次。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
She taunts her brother until he loses his temper.
她挑衅哥哥，直到他发脾气。
Stop taunting the dog; it might bite you.
别再故意激怒那条狗，它可能会咬你。
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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。
挑衅对手
The striker taunted the defender after scoring.
前锋进球后挑衅后卫。
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。
被某人嘲笑（或奚落）
She was taunted by her classmates.
她被同学们嘲笑。
不要挑逗快乐球。
In the classic Simpsons commercial parody, the announcer warns viewers not to taunt Happy Fun Ball.
在《辛普森一家》的经典广告戏仿中，解说员警告观众不要挑逗快乐球。
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taunt 里藏着 aunt（姑妈）：对长辈说挑衅话就是 taunt（嘲笑激将）。
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。
及物动词，后接被嘲弄的人或事物
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