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taunt

/tawnt, tahnt/US // tɔnt, tɑnt //UK // (tɔːnt) //

奚落,嘲弄,嘲讽,讥讽

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
    • : to provoke by taunts; twit.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
    • : Obsolete. an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbprovoke, reproach; tease
Forms: taunted, taunting

Examples

  • He repeated his taunt when the plane was fourth in line for takeoff.

  • It was the most taunting two fastened to the end of a big number since Alex Rodriguez signed that contract for a stunning $252 million two decades ago.

  • Following her into the inner Chamber of the building, the Hunter meets her nemesis, the Godslayer, who floats down in the air to taunt her and injure the eagle again.

  • The margins are mostly pretty small, and you have to weigh them against the intangibles, like having free hands or hearing taunts about forgetting your skis.

  • The clinic police said Aaron Hayward stood behind his father, taunting them and shouting expletives.

  • Katya and her cronies laugh at and taunt Vasily as he leaves court.

  • Opposing fans often taunt him, screaming, “Swear in a minute, he's going to swear in a minute.”

  • In Mexico, crowds gather to watch dwarf bullfighters taunt their calves with red capes for pay of $50 to $100.

  • In Lost in the Meritocracy, Kirn charts how the economics of privilege taunt him at every turn in Princeton.

  • As the Kenyan government struggled to retake the mall, Shabaab lobbed taunt after taunt.

  • It was the taunt of his chief of the staff, "Do you know that the soldiers say you are afraid and do not dare to advance?"

  • Bill Barry's taunt about cash payment touched the pride of some, but the outcome of the matter was predestined from the beginning.

  • Ferris's taunt had reached its mark, and she realized with confusion that it was the truth he spoke.

  • But Georgie made no reply to her cousin's taunt, she merely extended her colourless hands towards the blazing fire of logs.

  • The Emperor seemed to fire up with indignation at the taunt, but he sank into the chair on the throne.