| 释义 |
taunt¹ /tɔːnt， tɑːnt/ vt. | n.
I vt.
1. 嘲笑；讥刺；奚落
taunt a boy about his big ears 嘲笑一个男孩长了一对大耳朵
taunt sb. with cowardice (being a coward) 讥刺某人懦怯(是懦夫)
The crowd taunted the athlete for his poor performance. 人群因运动员成绩差劲而奚落他。
2. 嘲弄；逗弄
taunt sb. into losing his temper 嘲弄得某人发脾气
II n.
1. 嘲笑(话)；讥刺(话)；奚落(话)
endure the taunts of a successful rival 忍受获胜对手的奚落
2. 〈废〉嘲笑(或讥刺、奚落)的对象
[<Fr tant pour tant tit for tat < L tantus prō tantus so much for that] |