remarks or behaviour intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way 嘲笑;嘲弄;愚弄 The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped. 這個想法遭到那麽多嘲笑,因此被放棄了。
object of ridicule (=someone or something that people make fun of) 嘲弄的對象 : Her old-fashioned ideas risk making her an object of ridicule. 她過時的觀念使她可能成爲被嘲弄的對象。
hold someone/something up to ridicule (=make them look silly in public) 嘲笑某人/某物 : The government could be held up to ridicule if the project goes ahead unchanged. 如果這個項目仍舊沒有改變的話,那麽政府就會遭到嘲笑。
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