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.
當她提議我們可以步行到下一個城鎮時,他對這個想法嗤之以鼻。
to eat something quickly and eagerly, often without paying attention to manners
The children scoffed the cookies before anyone could say a word.
孩子們在任何人能說一句話之前就狼吞虎咽地吃光了餅乾。