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derision

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·ri·sion /dɪˈrɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]  INSULTwhen you show that you think someone or something is stupid or silly 嘲笑,嘲弄,讥笑 His speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders. 他的演讲遭到反对党领袖的讥笑。
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derisionEven outside all these imaginings, rumor and derision held us in an unwelcome embrace.The dogma is of absolutes, the lifestyle is of attempted purity and the zealot is subject to continuous derision.She couldn't cope with that, couldn't face seeing derision in those dark midnight eyes.Though greeted with nothing like the derision that met Howarth's six-page statement, the spokesmen encountered a fair degree of scepticism.Raul looked him up and down, eyes opened wide with derision.greeted with derisionHowever, the move has been greeted with derision by many academics.The speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
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derision
derision /dɪˈrɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]
when you show that you think someone or something is stupid or silly:
    His speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.


de·ri·sionBrE /dɪˈrɪʒn/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈrɪʒn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a strong feeling that sb/sth is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks 嘲笑;取笑;奚落 SYN scorn Her speech was greeted with howls of derision. 她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。🔊🔊He became an object of universal derision. 他成了众人嘲弄的对象。🔊🔊