mockery

英 [ˈmɒkəri]

美 [ˈmɑːkəri]

n.  嘲笑; 愚弄; 笑柄; 被嘲笑的对象

复数：mockeries　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11961 / COCA.13874

习惯用语

n.

make a mockery of sth
• 取笑；愚弄；嘲笑
  to make sth seem ridiculous or useless
• The trial made a mockery of justice.
  这次审判是对正义的嘲弄。

牛津词典

noun

• 嘲笑；愚弄
  comments or actions that are intended to make sb/sth seem ridiculous
  1. She couldn't stand any more of their mockery.
     她再也无法忍受他们的愚弄了。
• 笑柄；被嘲笑的对象
  an action, a decision, etc. that is a failure and that is not as it is supposed to be
  1. It was a mockery of a trial.
     这次审判实在可笑。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 嘲笑;讥笑;嘲弄
  If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude asmockery.
  1. Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?...
     他的眼里是不是闪过一丝讥讽？
  2. There should be no snobbish mockery of catering or fashion design as university subjects.
     不应该自命不凡地嘲笑大学里的酒席承办和时装设计课程。
• N-SING 嘲笑对象;笑柄
  If something makesa mockery ofsomething, it makes it appear worthless and foolish.
  1. This action makes a mockery of the Government's continuing protestations of concern...
     这一行动是对一再声明表示关注的政府的嘲弄。
  2. The present system is a mockery of justice.
     现存体制是对司法的嘲讽。

英英释义

noun

• humorous or satirical mimicry
  Synonym:parodytakeoff
• showing your contempt by derision
  Synonym:jeerjeeringscoffscoffing
• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  Synonym:parodylampoonspoofsenduptakeoffburlesquetravestycharadepasquinadeput-on

双语例句

• The debate was a mockery. A big yawn
  这场辩论实在可笑。简直是无聊透顶。
• If he speaks only in mockery, his words are foolishness, for those who hear believe him not.
  如果他只是说笑话，那他愚蠢无比，因为听到他话的人将不再信任他。
• Some have already been gassed in Auschwitz, their American citizenship has become a useless mockery.
  有些人已经在奥斯威辛给毒气熏死了，他们的美国国籍全成了无济于事的笑柄。
• He turned and even in her confusion she was surprised that there was no mockery in his face.
  他转过身来，这时她虽然惶惑不安，还是为他脸上并没有嘲讽的神色而大为惊异。
• The Jones trial was a mockery of justice.
  对琼斯的审判使正义成了笑柄。
• Furthermore, their exaggerated emotionalism occasionally made a mockery of some of their most laudable intentions.
  此外，他们那夸张的感情主义，有时会对他们最值得称赞的一些目标构成嘲讽。
• On top of all his bottled up resentment, this mockery made Xiangzi want to stare her down.
  祥子一肚子的怨气，无处发泄；遇到这种戏弄，真想和她瞪眼。
• This action makes a mockery of the Government's continuing protestations of concern
  这一行动是对一再声明表示关注的政府的嘲弄。
• Political sovereignty is but a mockery without the means of meeting poverty and illiteracy and disease.
  要是没有扫除贫穷，文盲及疾病的方法，则政治主权只不过是个引人嘲笑的笑柄。
• His genial sufficiency was a taunt and a mockery to many.
  他那么和蔼自满的态度，许多人都认为是一种辱骂和嘲弄。