scoff

🇺🇸 /skɑːf/ 🇬🇧 /skɒf/
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verb
R

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。

R

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。

translation

v. 嘲笑, 狼吞虎咽

词形变化

3rd Present scoffs
Past scoffed
Perfect scoffed
Progressive scoffing