scoff
🇺🇸
/skɑːf/
🇬🇧
/skɒf/
to express contempt or disbelief by saying something rude or mocking
When she suggested that we could walk to the next town, he scoffed at the idea.
当她提议我们可以步行到下一个城镇时,他对这个想法嗤之以鼻。
to eat something quickly and eagerly, often without paying attention to manners
The children scoffed the cookies before anyone could say a word.
孩子们在任何人能说一句话之前就狼吞虎咽地吃光了饼干。