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ridicule

释义

ridicule

noun uncountable

UK /ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl/

1
remarks or behaviour intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way
The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped.
object of ridicule (=someone or something that people make fun of):
Her old-fashioned ideas risk making her an object of ridicule.
hold someone/something up to ridicule (=make them look silly in public):
The government could be held up to ridicule if the project goes ahead unchanged.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp

ridicule

noun uncountable

US /ˈrɪdɪˌkjul/

1
remarks or behavior intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way
The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped.
object of ridicule (=someone or something that people make fun of):
Her old-fashioned ideas risk making her an object of ridicule.
hold someone/something up to ridicule (=make them look silly in public):
The government could be held up to ridicule if the project goes ahead unchanged.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp

ridicule

verb transitive

UK /ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ridicule
he/she/it	ridicules
present participle	ridiculing
past tense	ridiculed
past participle	ridiculed

1
to try to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way
Oliver felt he was being ridiculed by the students.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp

ridicule

verb transitive

US /ˈrɪdɪˌkjul/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	ridicule
he/she/it	ridicules
present participle	ridiculing
past tense	ridiculed
past participle	ridiculed

1
to try to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way
Oliver felt he was being ridiculed by the students.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp

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