Wordiyoscoff
🇬🇧 UK/skɒf/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To speak about someone or something with contempt or mockery; to jeer
嘲笑，嘲弄，讥讽
n.
An expression of contempt or mockery; a jeer
嘲笑，讥讽
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishscoffother
=scoff
Common Collocations
- 1.scoff at嘲笑，对……嗤之以鼻
- 2.openly scoff公开嘲弄
- 3.[scoff in disbelief]难以置信地嗤笑
- 4.scoff and jeer嘲笑起哄
Example Sentences
- 1.
Critics scoffed at the idea that the small startup could compete with tech giants.
- 2.
She scoffed when he suggested they could finish the project in one day.
- 3.
People once scoffed at the notion of electric cars becoming mainstream.