scoff
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scoff /skɒf $ skɒːf, skɑːf/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]MAKE FUN OF to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid 嘲笑，讥笑，嘲弄scoff at David scoffed at her fears. 戴维嘲笑她的恐惧。 Officials scoffed at the idea. 官员们都嘲笑这个想法。 ‘You, a scientist!’ he scoffed. “就你，还科学家！”他讥笑道。2 [transitive] British English informalEAT to eat something very quickly 狼吞虎咽地吃 She scoffed the plate of biscuits. 她一下子吃光了那盘饼干。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
scoff• Initially this was scoffed at as farfetched conjecture, but gradually it has received grudging respect and empirical support.• Now, as on other occasions, David had scoffed at her fears.• Reenie Kelleher, a New York native, scoffed at it for the first five winters she spent in Cambridge.• Many people scoffed at predictions that it would draw 12 million people a year by 1985.• But it seems we consoled ourselves by scoffing more chocs.• I left three pies in the fridge and someone's scoffed the lot!• In the morning they'd knocked the glass down and scoffed the lot.• She used to scoff the whole plate when she came round.scoff at• Parker scoffed at the movie's critics.Origin scoff (1300-1400) Probably from a Scandinavian languagescoff verbChinese
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scoff
scoff /skɒf $ skɒːf, skɑːf/
verb
scoff at
David scoffed at her fears.
Officials scoffed at the idea.
‘You, a scientist!’ he scoffed.
2. [transitive] British English informal to eat something very quickly:
She scoffed the plate of biscuits.
scoff /skɒf $ skɒːf, skɑːf/
verb Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
1. [intransitive and transitive] to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupidOrigin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
scoff at
2. [transitive] British English informal to eat something very quickly: