scoffing
present participle ofscoff
| 单词 | scoffing |
| 释义 | scoffing present participle ofscoff scoff verb uk/skɒf/us/skɑːf/scoffverb(LAUGH)[I] tolaughandtalkabout apersonorideain a way thatshowsthat youthinkthey arestupidorsilly: Thecriticsscoffedathispaintings. Yearsagopeoplewould have scoffedattheideathatcarswould bebuiltbyrobots. Mocking and taunting
scoffverb(EAT)[T]UKinformal(USscarf) toeatsomethingquicklyandeagerly: Ibakedahugecakethismorning, and thekidsscoffed the lot. to eat food
Eating
Examplesofscoffingscoffing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, we can, like the teachers, be good sources of feedback to researchers, if only byscoffingat suggested terminology and denying the salience of certain features in our music. From theCambridge English Corpus I can remember peoplescoffingat the idea that we would find teachers in this way, but we have found 5,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no goodscoffingthat only a third of the membership protested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not in any sensescoffingat the idea or prospect of inward investment, which is very welcome and essential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That sounds a lot, but there need be noscoffing; it can undoubtedly be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is treating a very serious issue in ascoffingway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite thescoffingthat takes place, social workers are still of paramount importance to this country in many areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are attacking these building societies andscoffingat them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What has concerned me most has been that the opponents of the proposed referendum have tried to defeat the idea by scorning andscoffing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will take suchscoffingvery seriously and badly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a fact, andscoffingat it does not make it any the less true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that such a thing may happen more quickly than manyscoffingcynics would allow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we look at these things, some of us, with horror, and it is no goodscoffingabout it, because mankind is in danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a good deal of comment,scoffingat even this period, and it has been said that renewal will be automatic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That seemed to me to bescoffingat the trade which can come out of the 15,000,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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