scoff
翻譯
嘲笑, 譏笑, 狼吞虎嚥
例句
He scoffed at my suggestion.
他對我的建議嗤之以鼻。
She scoffed the whole pizza in minutes.
她幾分鐘內就狼吞虎嚥地吃完了整個披薩。
文法模式
((to scoff)) ((at sb./sth.)) 嘲笑(某人/某事) They scoffed at his old-fashioned ideas.
((to scoff)) ((sth.)) 狼吞虎嚥地吃(某物) He scoffed his breakfast and ran for the bus.
近義詞
同義詞:(嘲笑) mock, jeer; (吃) devour, gobble
詞源
詞源不確定,可能源自斯堪地納維亞語。「狼吞虎嚥」的含義是近代俚語。
記憶技巧
兩個意思:1.「scoff at」指嘲笑。2.「scoff」食物指狼吞虎嚥。可以想像一個人一邊嘲笑(scoff)一邊狼吞虎嚥(scoff)的樣子。