单词 | pour scorn on somebody/something |
释义 | pour scorn on somebody/something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpour scorn on somebody/somethingpour scorn on somebody/somethingMAKE FUN OFto say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering → pourExamples from the Corpuspour scorn on somebody/something• But Washington last night poured scorn on Mr Chretien's veto claim.• His complicity, if proved, would be a sensation, but even his critics poured scorn on the accusation.• It was this last bit that caused the problem, and critics have poured scorn on the advice ever since.pour scorn on somebody/somethingpour scorn on somebody/something (also heap scorn on somebody/something American English) to strongly criticize someone or something because you think they do not deserve respect Labour poured scorn on the Tory claim to be the party of law and order. → scornExamples from the Corpuspour scorn on somebody/something• His complicity, if proved, would be a sensation, but even his critics poured scorn on the accusation.• It was this last bit that caused the problem, and critics have poured scorn on the advice ever since.• But Washington last night poured scorn on Mr Chretien's veto claim. |
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