scoff
翻译
嘲笑, 讥笑, 狼吞虎咽
例句
He scoffed at my suggestion.
他对我的建议嗤之以鼻。
She scoffed the whole pizza in minutes.
她几分钟内就狼吞虎咽地吃完了整个披萨。
语法模式
((to scoff)) ((at sb./sth.)) 嘲笑（某人/某事） They scoffed at his old-fashioned ideas.
((to scoff)) ((sth.)) 狼吞虎咽地吃（某物） He scoffed his breakfast and ran for the bus.
近义词
同义词：(嘲笑) mock, jeer; (吃) devour, gobble
词源
词源不确定，可能源自斯堪的纳维亚语。“狼吞虎咽”的含义是近代俚语。
记忆技巧
两个意思：1. “scoff at”指嘲笑。2. “scoff”食物指狼吞虎咽。可以想象一个人一边嘲笑(scoff)一边狼吞虎咽(scoff)的样子。