n.
- 嘲笑;嘲弄[U]
Their
mockery of John hurt his feeling.
他們對約翰的嘲弄傷害了他的感情。
- 嘲笑的對象,笑柄[C]
Through his foolishness he became a
mockery in the village.
他因愚昧成了村裡的笑柄。
- 拙劣可笑的模仿;假冒[S]
His trial was a
mockery of justice.
對他的審判是對正義的踐踏。
- 徒勞無功[C]
All our efforts were
mockeries.
我們的一切努力都徒勞無功。
片語
hold someone up to mockery
- 嘲笑某人
He was always
held up to mockery.
他老是被人嘲笑。
make a mockery of
- 使成為徒勞
His failure
made a mockery of the teacher's great efforts to help him.
他的失敗使老師幫助他的一番心血都白費了。
辨析