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单词 mock
释义 mock
I. \ˈmäk, ˈmȯk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English mocken, mokken, from Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquier
transitive verb
1. : to treat with scorn or contempt or ridicule : deride
 < mocked him for showing fear >
 < insolently mocking the poor >
2. : to disappoint the hopes of : deceive, delude
 < for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures — D.D.Eisenhower >
3. : defy, disregard
 < it's mocking Heaven to run away and want to earn your own living — Israel Zangwill >
4.
 a. : imitate, mimic
  < a mockingbird was mocking a cardinal — Nelson Hayes >
 b. : to mimic sport or derision : ridicule by mimicry
  < followed the old man along the street mocking his gait >
5. obsolete : pretend, feign, simulate
 < mocking marriage with a dame of France — Shakespeare >
6. : to make a sham of
 < the presence of the Red Army mocked the concessions and vitiated the propaganda — New Republic >
intransitive verb
: to treat a person or thing with scorn, contempt, or ridicule — often used with at
 < was mocked at by the others >
Synonyms: see copy, ridicule
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mokk, from mokken, v.
1. : an act of ridicule or derision : sneer, gibe
 < make a mock of him >
2. : one that is an object of or is deserving of ridicule, derision, or scorn
3. : mockery, ridicule
 < take to heart what was said in mock >
4.
 a. : an act of imitation
 b. : something made as an imitation
III. adjective
: of the character of an imitation, parody, or semblance : simulated
 < houses in a variety of styles from mock Moorish to mock Tudor — Peter Ustinov >
 < mock seam >
 < mock marriage >
 < mock oyster >
 < mock epic >
: sham
 < a custom of appointing a … mock king to represent the real king for a time — J.G.Frazer >
: false, pseudo, quasi
 < the curious mock daylight which even a light fall of snow gives to a morning — Mary Webb >
: feigned : mimicked
 < the mock solemnity of the parody >
IV. adverb
: in an insincere or counterfeit manner — usually used in combination
 < a gabbing, ambitious, mock-tough, pretentious young man — Dylan Thomas >
 < a fawn trench coat mock-modestly covering a neat green uniform — Sean O'Casey >
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. dialect England : the stump and root of a tree
2. dialect England : a large block or stick; specifically : a piece of wood usually burned at Christmas
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