scoffer
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˈskɒf.ər/us/ˈskɑː.fɚ/scoffernoun[C usually plural](LAUGHER)
someone wholaughsandspeaksabout apersonorideain a way thatshowsthat theythinkthatpersonorideaisstupidorsilly:
嘲笑者,讥笑者I wasabletoprovethe scofferswrong.我证明了嘲笑者是错的。
- Scoffers mayscoff, jeerers mayjeer, but thefishermenand otherlocalsstandbytheirtale.
- Plenty of scoffers havequestionedwhether abunchofmusicianscanchangetheworldbyplayingashortset andshoutinga fewslogans.
- Shedeliverstheludicrouslyricswith suchconvictionthatevenahard-corescoffer might beconverted.
- Despite what the scoffers say,smartphonesand theinternetoffermore thangamesanddownloadsofcutecats.
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
- self-caricature
scoffernoun[C usually plural](EATER)
UKinformal
someone whoeatsa lot of something veryquickly:
贪吃的人,狼吞虎咽的人chocolatescoffers狼吞虎咽吃巧克力的人
See
scoff
- Geared towardschildren, it still has a lot tooffertheseriouschocolatescoffer.
- Theproductisperfectfor scoffers who like todevourchipsnightandday.
- The showfeaturesgrinningjellied-eel scoffers in theEastEnd of London.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
- tuck