mockery
UK ['mɒk.ər.i] US ['mɑ:.kɚ-] noun
uncountable
■when you mock someone or something 嘲笑，讥笑；模仿•Bill's mockery of his dad's twitch was a bit cruel, but it made us laugh.比尔模仿他爸爸肌肉抽搐的做法有点残忍，不过我们都被逗笑了。 only singular
■an action or event which is a failure and makes the people involved in or affected by it appear silly 嘲笑对象，笑柄•The trial was a mockery - the judge had decided the verdict before it began.这次审判为人耻笑——法官在审判开始前就作出了判决。
UK ['mɒk.ər.i] US ['mɑ:.kɚ-] noun
make a mockery of sth
■to make something seem stupid or without value 取笑；愚弄；使…显得荒谬（或无价值）•The fact that he sent his children to private school makes a mockery of his socialist principles.他奉行社会主义原则，但却把自己的孩子送到私立学校，未免也太荒谬了。 |