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deride
[dɪ'raɪd] formal
verb transitive
■to laugh at someone or something in a way which shows you think they are stupid or of no value 嘲笑，讥笑•He derided my singing as pathetic.他嘲笑说我的歌声不堪入耳。 •This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.这座曾被评论家嘲笑的建筑如今已成为一个主要的旅游景点。 |