scoff
- IPA[skôf]
美式
- speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
- an expression of scornful derision;an object of ridicule
verb: scoff, 3rd person present: scoffs, gerund or present participle: scoffing, past tense: scoffed, past participle: scoffed
noun: scoff, plural noun: scoffs
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way “You, a scientist?” he scoffed department officials scoffed at the allegations
名詞
- 1. an expression of scornful derision scoffs of disbelief
- ▪ an object of ridicule his army was the scoff of all Europe
- 更多解釋
- IPA[skɒf]
英式
- speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way: Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films ‘You, a scientist?’ he scoffed
- an expression of scornful derision: scoffs of disbelief
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[skɒf]
英式
- eat (something) quickly and greedily: he can scoff a cannelloni faster than you can drink a pint
- food: ice cream was seen as suitable scoff to keep the under-tens quiet
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[skôf]
美式
- eat (something) quickly and greedily: she scoffed down several chops a lizard scoffing up insects
- food.
Oxford American Dictionary