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mockery

noun
🔊/ˈmɒkəri/
🔊/ˈmɑːkəri/
(plural mockeries)
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable, countable] comments or actions that are intended to make somebody/something seem silly 嘲笑；愚弄synonym ridicule, scorn
    • She couldn't stand any more of their mockery.她再也无法忍受他们的愚弄了。🔊🔊
    • His smile was full of mockery.他的笑容充满了嘲讽。
    • The government has left itself open to mockery and ridicule.政府不顾一切嘲笑和嘲笑。
    Extra Examples
    • There was a hint of mockery in his voice.他的声音中有嘲讽的意味。
    • They left themselves open to mockery from the left-wing press.他们容易受到左翼媒体的嘲弄。
    • Try to keep the tone one of gentle mockery.尽量保持轻柔嘲讽的语气。
  2. [countable, usually singular] (disapproving) an action, a decision, etc. that is a failure and that is not as it is supposed to be笑柄；被嘲笑的对象 synonym travesty
    • It was a mockery of a trial.这次审判实在可笑。🔊🔊
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moquerie, from mocquer ‘to deride’.
Idioms
make a mockery of something
  1. to make something seem silly or without effect取笑；愚弄；嘲笑
    • The trial made a mockery of justice.这次审判是对正义的嘲弄。🔊🔊