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单词 taunt
释义
taunt
verb[T]
uk
/tɔːnt/us
/tɑːnt/
tointentionallyannoyandupsetsomeone by makingunkindremarksto them,laughingunkindlyat them, etc.:
The otherkidsused to taunt him in theplaygroundbecause he wasfatandworeglasses.其他孩子以前经常在操场上嘲笑他，因为他长得胖，还戴眼镜。
Theyoungestin thegroupwas tauntedmercilessly.
Synonym
bait
More examples
  • Some of theboyssingledhim out,laughingat him and taunting him.
  • United's awayfansenjoyedtauntingtheirrivals.
  • Opposingfanstaunted him withchantsandsignsdeclaringhim adrugcheat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mocking and taunting
  • caricature
  • deride
  • derision
  • derisive
  • derisively
  • grief
  • haze
  • laugh insomeone'sfaceidiom
  • layyourselfopen to ridiculeidiom
  • make a mockery ofsomethingidiom
  • make a monkey out ofsomeoneidiom
  • mimic
  • mimicry
  • mock
  • parody
  • ridicule
  • sardonic
  • sardonically
  • scoff
  • scoffer
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
taunt
noun[C]
uk
/tɔːnt/us
/tɑːnt/
unkindremarksmade tointentionallyannoyandupsetsomeone:
Theprotestersshoutedtaunts at thepolice.
He had toendurethenastiestofracisttaunts.
More examples
  • Thechildrenwould often comehomeintearsbecause ofschoolyardtaunts.
  • Occasionally, they had toendurethecrueltaunts of otherchildren.
  • He hadsilencedthe taunts fromoppositionfansthat hadgreetedso many of hisappearances.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mocking and taunting
  • caricature
  • deride
  • derision
  • derisive
  • derisively
  • grief
  • haze
  • laugh insomeone'sfaceidiom
  • layyourselfopen to ridiculeidiom
  • make a mockery ofsomethingidiom
  • make a monkey out ofsomeoneidiom
  • mimic
  • mimicry
  • mock
  • parody
  • ridicule
  • sardonic
  • sardonically
  • scoff
  • scoffer
See more results »
(Definition oftauntfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
taunt
verb[T]
uk
/tɔːnt/us
/tɑːnt/
tointentionallyannoyandupsetsomeone by makingunkindremarksto them,laughingunkindly, etc.
嘲笑；讥讽；嘲弄
The otherkidsused to taunt him in theplaygroundbecause he wasfatandworeglasses.其他孩子以前经常在操场上嘲笑他，因为他长得胖，还戴眼镜。

taunt| American Dictionary

taunt
verb[T]
us
/tɔnt,tɑnt/
totryto make otherpeopleangryorupsetbyinsultingthem,laughingat them, etc.:
Themovieis about acriminalwho taunts thepolicewithphonecalls.

taunt

noun[C]us
/tɔnt,tɑnt/
Atschool, he hadreceivedjeersand taunts because of hissize.
(Definition oftauntfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftaunt

taunt
The latter may be represented as an increased number of instances of verbal conflict, competition, or taunting between characters in his or her play enactions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unless completely at home with it, he/she sounds artificial and affected and usually ends up being ridiculed or taunted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The accounts of the older boys taunting the younger ones complicate staff violence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Every year they came back, rising through the soil as if totaunthim.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When is an audience taunted or when made thoroughly unsettled in mind?
From theCambridge English Corpus
In certain cases - cases where one's own teacher sits as defendant - most monks confessed that they tended to be more circumspect, less likely to deliver severe taunts, for instance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Richard's reference to verbal harassment brought probing as to the content of these taunts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ilyusha's father is a drunkard, and the boys use this fact totaunthim.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As the figures rose steadily, the taunts became more virulent than ever, and the criticism sharper.
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Thetauntis always flung at us that we are not allowed to vote according to our conscience.
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I still bear the scars of the taunts and jeers which greeted us when we lost.
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I am aware of the frustrations felt and the taunts made by both sides.
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I deplore that he was taunted with it.
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He taunts the industry with pretending to be a sort of philanthropic society.
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Thattauntis nothing but hypocrisy of the highest order.
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