taunt
/tɔːnt/ (bre, ipa) · /tɔːnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtȯnt ˈtänt/ (ame, mw) · /tɑːnt/ (ame, ipa)
taunt — 動詞
- tauntpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tauntshe / she / it
- tauntedpast simple
- taunting-ing form
1. to say cruel or mocking things to a person on purpose, often about a weakness or
嘲弄；奚落
用刻薄話語故意惹怒、傷害他人
to say cruel or mocking things to a person on purpose, often about a weakness or failure, in order to hurt their feelings or provoke an angry reaction.
The older boys taunted Naoko about her thick glasses every morning at the bus stop.
那些年紀較大的男孩每天早上在公車站嘲弄 Naoko 的厚眼鏡。
taunt + somebody + about + noun
Ari taunted his younger brother for crying after losing the chess game.
Ari 因為弟弟下棋輸了就哭，便奚落他。
taunt + somebody + for + V-ing
Fans in the stands taunted the goalkeeper after he missed the easy save.
守門員漏接了那顆容易的球後，看台上的球迷對他冷嘲熱諷。
She refused to taunt the children, even when they had behaved very badly all afternoon.
即使孩子們整個下午都表現得很糟，她仍拒絕嘲弄他們。
The two cousins taunted each other across the kitchen table until their grandmother told them to stop.
兩個表兄弟隔著廚房餐桌互相嘲弄，直到奶奶叫他們住口。
文法句型
taunt + somebody (+ about something)
taunt + somebody + for + V-ing
用法筆記
Object is almost always a person (or a group of people). Often paired with a prepositional phrase naming what the cruel remarks are about: 'taunt + somebody + about / for / over + something'.
常見錯誤
taunt — 名詞
- tauntsingular
- tauntsplural
1. a cruel or mocking remark, usually said out loud to upset another person or to c
嘲諷話；奚落
故意說出、用來傷人或挑釁的刻薄話
a cruel or mocking remark, usually said out loud to upset another person or to challenge them in an insulting way.
Nkechi tried to ignore the taunts from the back of the classroom, but her hands were shaking.
Nkechi 試著不去理會教室後方傳來的嘲諷話，但她的雙手不停地發抖。
taunts from + location/group
The runners had to push through a wall of taunts from rival fans near the finish line.
那些跑者得在終點線前穿過敵隊球迷一波又一波的嘲諷聲。
a wall of + taunts (collocation)
Gabriela answered every taunt with a calm smile, which only made the bullies angrier.
Gabriela 對每一句奚落都報以平靜的微笑，這反而讓那些霸凌者更加惱火。
His final taunt before leaving the room was that no one would miss him at all.
他離開房間前最後一句嘲諷話是說，根本沒有人會想念他。
- compliment
a remark that praises rather than mocks
文法句型
a taunt about something
shout / hurl + taunts + at + somebody
用法筆記
Often plural ('taunts') because cruel remarks tend to come in a series. Frequently appears with verbs of shouting or throwing: 'shout taunts', 'hurl taunts', 'ignore the taunts'.