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单词 taunt
释义 taunt
I. \ˈtȯnt, ˈtänt, ˈtȧnt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: from obsolete English taunt to tease, perhaps from Middle French tenter, tanter to try, tempt — more at tempt
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to reproach in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at : upbraid
  < at last he taunted me beyond endurance — G.B.Shaw >
  < took no part in the revivals and usually teased and taunted those who did — J.M.Hunt >
 b. obsolete : to make the subject of censure or reproach : cast in one's teeth
  < taunt my faults — Shakespeare >
2. : to drive or accomplish by taunting : provoke
 < taunted him into losing his temper >
intransitive verb
: to utter taunts
 < taunt away — Robert Browning >
Synonyms: see ridicule
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a bitter or sarcastic reproach, insult, or challenge
 < calmly ignored the taunts of his enemy >
2. archaic : one who is taunted : an object of scornful reproach
 < will make them … a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse — Jer 24:9 (Revised Standard Version) >
III. adjective
Etymology: origin unknown
: very tall — used especially of the masts of a ship
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