Mock



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 嘲笑; 模仿地嘲弄
• ［英］ v. 嘲笑 ( to treat with ridicule; deride) ; 模仿地嘲弄 ( to mimic; imitate)
• ［类］ mock : imitate / taunt : challenge ( mock是模仿性嘲弄 / taunt是挑衅性嘲弄)

Webster Collegiate

kI. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from moker
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to treat with contempt or ridicule ; deride
  • 2. to disappoint the hopes of
  • 3. defy, challenge
  • 4.
    • a. to imitate (as a mannerism) closely ; mimic
    • b. to mimic in sport or derision
• intransitive verb
  • jeer, scoff
• Synonyms: see ridicule, copy
• ? mocker noun
• ? mockingly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. an act of ridicule or derision ; jeer
• 2. one that is an object of derision or scorn
• 3. mockery
• 4.
  • a. an act of imitation
  • b. something made as an imitation

III. adjective

• Date: 1548
• of, relating to, or having the character of an imitation ; simulated, feigned <the mock solemnity of the parody>

IV. adverb

• Date: circa 1619
• in an insincere or counterfeit manner — usually used in combination<mock-serious>

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