Word · Frequency #12288
taunts
嘲笑；奚落；挑衅
taunts is the third person singular of taunt.
to deliberately provoke or make fun of someone, often to get an angry or aggressive response
- 1.
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。
取笑(某人)；常以挑衅的方式激将(某人)作出回应。；嘲弄；奚落
In use
The older boys taunted him about his accent.
She taunts her brother until he loses his temper.
Stop taunting the dog; it might bite you.
Verb forms
base taunt · third person taunts · -ing taunting · past taunted · past participle taunted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
Connections
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。
Pop culture & quotes
- Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
- 不要挑逗快乐球。In the classic Simpsons commercial parody, the announcer warns viewers not to taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
taunt 里藏着 aunt（姑妈）：对长辈说挑衅话就是 taunt（嘲笑激将）。
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接被嘲弄的人或事物
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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