scoff

verb

1. 嘲笑；讥讽
   to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous
   1. He scoffed at our amateurish attempts.
      他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
   2. Don't scoff─she's absolutely right.
      别嘲笑她——她绝对正确。
2. 贪婪地吃；狼吞虎咽
   to eat a lot of sth quickly
   1. Who scoffed all the grapes?
      谁那么贪嘴，把葡萄全吃光了？

1. VERB 嘲笑;讥讽;嘲弄
   If you scoff at something, you speak about it in a way that shows you think it is ridiculous or inadequate.
   1. At first I scoffed at the notion...
      刚开始我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
   2. You may scoff but I honestly feel I'm being cruel only to be kind...
      你可能不以为然，但我真的认为我狠下心来只是出于一片好意。
   3. 'You'll have to do better than that,' Joanna scoffed.
      “你可得做得比那好，”乔安娜讥讽地说。
2. VERB 贪婪地吃;狼吞虎咽
   If you scoff food, you eat it quickly and greedily.
   1. The pancakes were so good that I scoffed the lot.
      那些薄饼太好吃了，我狼吞虎咽地都吃下去了。

1. At first I scoffed at the notion
   刚开始我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
2. You may scoff but I honestly feel I'm being cruel only to be kind
   你可能不以为然，但我真的认为我狠下心来只是出于一片好意。
3. 'You'll have to do better than that,' Joanna scoffed.
   “你可得做得比那好，”乔安娜讥讽地说。
4. The pancakes were so good that I scoffed the lot.
   那些薄饼太好吃了，我狼吞虎咽地都吃下去了。
5. It is a book that will make you scoff, not tremble.
   因为书中的故事实在是太过牵强和夸张，是一本能让人嗤之以鼻、而不是兴奋颤抖的书。
6. They scoff at others who travel too quickly or to places they deem not off-the-beaten-path enough.
   他们瞧不起其他游得太快或是游览那些他们认为还不够与众不同的景点。
7. Many bankers might scoff at this.
   许多银行家可能会对此嗤之以鼻。
8. He wanted Einstein to know, boy did we vindicate you, boy did we show that Eddington was right, despite what all the scoff was foreseeing.
   他希望爱因斯坦知道，我们的确证明你是对的，我们的确表明，爱丁顿是正确的，尽管预见到所有的嘲笑和讥讽。
9. Historians scoff at plenty of assumptions in this film, especially the notion that Marcus would have wanted a return to the old Republic.
   历史学家嘲笑电影里的大量臆断，尤其是马库斯会想要回到旧共和国的观念。
10. Citizens of other cities may scoff at Melbourne's brown river.
    其他城市的居民或许会嘲笑墨尔本的褐色泥浆河。
11. Video game makers scoff at the notion that their products can cause a psychiatric disorder.
    对于认为视频游戏制造商们的产品能引起精神紊乱的看法，视频游戏制造商们报以的是嘲笑。
12. My high school coach used to say that running was99% mental, to which we would all scoff as we rubbed our sore legs.
    我的中学教练以前经常说跑步99%是精神制胜的，而我们却一边揉着酸痛的双腿一边进行嘲笑。
13. We scoff at their education, habits and tastes.
    我们在他们的教育、习惯和味道嘲笑。
14. Does Microsoft scoff at intellectual property law too, then?
    那么，微软也藐视知识产权法吗？
15. The organic movement will scoff, too, saying synthetic fertilisers can be replaced by manure and legumes.
    有机运动组织也会嘲笑并说复合肥会被粪肥和豆科绿肥所取代。
16. They scoff at the idea that he will retire next year.
    他们对他明年要退休的想法冷言相讥。
17. Some experts scoff at that but admit that the reluctance exists.
    有些专家对这种意识嗤之以鼻，但也承认这种不愿接受麻醉的心态依旧存在。
18. Cynics may scoff at the marketing gloss, but the18 month start-up's products sell across the world.
    有些愤世嫉俗者可能会嘲讽这种行销手段，但事实证明，这家成立了仅18个月的公司生产的产品畅销全球。
19. Day and day I take pains to enquire myself my reason for doing so, in no time will I stoop so low as to beg you sympathy, though I can feel your scoff all the time.
    日复一日，我不厌其详地询问我自己，我在任何时候都这样低俯恳求你同情，但我能感受到你对这一切一切嗤之以鼻。
20. Republicans scoff at the suggestion Mr Obama has a unique claim on the public service ethos.
    有人认为，在公共服务精神方面，奥巴马先生有着独特的主张，但共和党人对此嗤之以鼻。
21. Proud owners of silicon implants scoff at the notion that beauty is only skin-deep.
    认为美丽是肤浅的看法被自豪的硅胶移植者（隆胸？？）所嘲笑。
22. People who are out of work cannot afford to scoff at any job.
    失业的人就不能看不起任何工作。
23. Scoff at other's religion
    嘲笑别人的宗教信仰
24. The scoff of the world If you do that, you will make yourself a laughing stock.
    天下的笑话[笑柄]你要是这样做，就会成为笑柄了。
25. I was no more to her than a morsel of scoff in the fuel-house.
    我在她的眼里还不如柴房里的一小堆木屑。
26. Don't scoff& what I've just said is absolutely true.
    别嘲笑&我刚才说的是千真万确的。
27. The scandal has made us the laughingstock of the country. He was the scoff of the town.
    那条丑闻成了我们举国上下的笑柄。他成为全城的笑柄。
28. I am become a laughing-stock all the day, all scoff at me.
    我终日成为笑柄，人都嘲笑我。
29. Sceptics will scoff for two reasons.
    持怀疑态度者会基于两个理由嘲讽这种预期。
30. The integration is a radical step for the health authorities, who usually scoff at this kind of practice.
    这样的结合让医疗权威，嘲笑为一个极端的作法。

  ridicule mock scoff sneer【导航词义：嘲笑】

  ridicule v. 嘲笑，嘲弄

〔辨析〕指认为人、想法等愚蠢可笑的，可以是善意揶揄，也可以是恶意奚落。

  mock v. 〈正式〉嘲笑，讥笑

〔辨析〕多指意含挖苦地嘲笑或模仿取笑。

  scoff v. 嘲笑，讥笑

〔辨析〕通常指嘲笑受到尊重的事物。

  sneer v. 嘲笑，讥笑，冷笑

〔辨析〕通过语言、表情等表达对某人或某事物的嘲笑、不屑，常后接介词 at。

noun

1. showing your contempt by derision

   Synonym:    jeerjeeringmockeryscoffing

verb

1. treat with contemptuous disregard
   1. flout the rules

   Synonym:    flout

2. laugh at with contempt and derision
   1. The crowd jeered at the speaker

   Synonym:    jeerfloutbarrackgibe