mock
UK [mɒk] US [mɑ:k] verb transitive slightly formal
■to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way 嘲笑，嘲弄；（常指为取笑而）模仿•They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.他们不断嘲笑他，因为他老是从脚踏车上摔下来。 •She made fun of him by mocking his limp.她模仿他一瘸一拐地走路来取笑他。 ■to make something appear stupid or not effective 愚弄；使徒劳•The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out to sea.风把船往海里刮得越来越远，使他们靠岸的努力落空。
UK [mɒk] US [mɑ:k] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] mock sth up
■to make a model of something in order to show people what it will look like or how it will work 模拟；用模型展示
UK [mɒk] US [mɑ:k] adjective [before noun]
■not real but appearing or pretending to be exactly like something 假的；仿制的；假装的•mock cream人造鲜奶油 •mock leather人造皮革 •mock surprise假装出来的惊讶
UK [mɒk] US [mɑ:k] noun countable UK
■an examination taken at school for practice before a real examination 模拟考试•You will have your mocks during the first two weeks of March.你们将在三月份的头两个星期进行模拟考试。 |