ridicule
['rɪd.ɪ.kju:l] noun uncountable
■unkind words or actions that make someone or something look stupid 嘲笑；奚落；戏弄•She was treated with scorn and ridicule by her colleagues when she applied for the job.她申请那份工作时，受到了同事们的嘲弄和奚落。 •He's become an object of ridicule (= a person that everyone thinks is stupid and criticizes or laughs at).他成了众人嘲弄的对象。
['rɪd.ɪ.kju:l] noun uncountable
hold sb/sth up to ridicule
■to laugh unkindly and publicly at someone or something, or make them seem stupid 使…成为笑柄；公开嘲笑…；戏弄…•Her plans were held up to ridicule.他的计划成了大家的笑柄。
['rɪd.ɪ.kju:l] noun uncountable
lay yourself open to ridicule
■to make it easy for people to laugh unkindly at you 使自己成为笑柄；招致嘲笑•You lay yourself open to ridicule wearing clothes like that.你穿那样的衣服会沦为笑柄的。
['rɪd.ɪ.kju:l] verb transitive
■to laugh at someone in an unkind way 嘲笑；奚落；戏弄•She rarely spoke her mind out of fear of being ridiculed.她怕人嘲笑，几乎从来不说出自己的想法。 •He was ridiculed for his ideas.他的想法使他受到嘲弄。 |