rid·i·cule
noun/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
/ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/
[uncountable]- unkind comments that make fun of somebody/something or make them look silly
嘲笑；奚落；讥笑 - She is an object of ridicule in the tabloid newspapers.
她是小报讥笑讽刺的对象。 - to hold somebody up to ridicule (= make fun of somebody publicly)
公然取笑某人
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- The president was becoming an object of ridicule.
总统成了被嘲笑的对象。 - He did not want to be identified, fearing the ridicule of his friends.
他不愿透露姓名，担心遭到朋友的嘲笑。 - She might find herself exposed to public ridicule.
她也许会发现自己成了公众嘲弄的对象。 - She soon became an object of ridicule.
不久她就成为嘲笑的对象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- attract
- receive
- expose somebody/something to
- …
- an object of ridicule
- a target for ridicule
- a target of ridicule
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin ridiculum, neuter (used as a noun) of ridiculus ‘laughable’, from ridere ‘to laugh’. - She is an object of ridicule in the tabloid newspapers.