taunt

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n. 辱骂, 嘲弄 vt. 嘲弄, 奚落 a. 很高的

发音

UK /tɔːnt/
其它 /tɑnt/
US /tɔnt/

词形变化

taunts 复数 taunts taunted tauntest taunteth taunting taunts 三单 taunting 现在分词 taunted 过去式 taunted 过去分词 more taunt 比较级 most taunt 最高级

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.

    奚落

v.
  1. 1.

    To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

    奚落

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Very high or tall.

    废旧 航海 交通

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

taunting twit

上位词 3

provocation irritation aggravation
动词

同义词 10

ride bait rally tease rag cod twit tantalize tantalise razz

上位词 2

mock bemock

下位词 10

kid josh jolly banter scoff barrack chaff flout jeer gibe

相关短语

playground taunt

词源

From Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.

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