ridicule
ridicule 英 [ˈrɪdɪkju:l] 美 [ˈrɪdɪˌkjul]
v. 嘲笑 n. 嘲笑
进行时:ridiculing 过去式:ridiculed 过去分词:ridiculed 第三人称单数:ridicules 名词复数:ridicules
- When you ridicule someone, you mock or make fun of them. They become the object of your ridicule or mockery. Your bad behavior might bring ridicule on your parents, who raised you to know better.
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- v. 嘲笑
- n. 嘲笑
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1. You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.
你不该嘲笑不幸的人.
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2. She doesn't ridicule my timidity.
她不会嘲笑我的羞怯。
- ridicule (n.) 1670s, "absurd thing;" 1680s, "words or actions meant to invoke ridicule," from French ridicule, noun use of adjective (15c.), or from Latin ridiculum "laughing matter, joke," from noun use of neuter of ridiculus (see ridiculous).
- ridicule (v.) 1680s, "make ridiculous," from ridicule (n.) or else from French ridiculer, from ridicule. Meaning "make fun of" is from c. 1700. Related: Ridiculed; ridiculing.
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