| 单词 | mock |
| 释义 | mock (once / 202 pages) vadjn Imitation may be the most sincere form of flattery, but to mock is to make fun of or mimic someone with contempt, ridicule or derision. "Louise’s favorite pastime was to mock her brother’s inability to sing on key." The verb mock — as in the use that inspired the name of the mockingbird — can be simple imitation but, more often, to mock someone is to show disdain through mimicry or parody. As an adjective, mock indicates a fake or a simulation: "The design team made the most fabulous mock Eiffel Tower for our staging of An American in Paris." "His mock gratitude was, at times, unbearable." WORD FAMILYmock: mocked, mocker, mockery, mocking, mockly, mocks+/mocker: mockers/mockery: mockeries/mocking: mockingly USAGE EXAMPLES“We need to avoid the temptation of just saying ‘no’ for the sake of saying ‘no,’” Mock said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But the country's security cabinet announced the move after the release of mocking videos from the armed wing of Hamas. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) According to Almond, “The queasy irony here is that Stewart and Colbert are parasites of the dysfunction they mock.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) 1v treat with contempt The new constitution mocks all democratic principles Syn|Hypo|Hyper bemock bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit harass with persistent criticism or carping blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roastsubject to laughter or ridicule deridetreat or speak of with contempt barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scofflaugh at with contempt and derision teasemock or make fun of playfully lampoon, satirise, satirizeridicule with satire debunk, exposeexpose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas stultifycause to appear foolish banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kidbe silly or tease one another catcallutter catcalls at do by, handle, treat interact in a certain way 2v imitate with mockery and derision The children mocked their handicapped classmate Hypo|Hyper ape, caricature represent in or produce a caricature of impersonaterepresent another person with comic intentions burlesque, parody, spoofmake a parody of travestymake a travesty of copy, imitate, simulate reproduce someone's behavior or looks 3adj constituting a copy or imitation of something boys in mock battle Syn counterfeit, imitative not genuine; imitating something superior 4n the act of mocking or ridiculing they made a mock of him Hyper derision, ridicule the act of deriding or treating with contempt |
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