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嘲弄
taunt /tɔːnt/ TEM8 [ taunting taunted taunts ]
及物动词 If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures. 嘲笑; 羞辱
A gang taunted a disabled man.
一帮混混儿羞辱了一个残疾人。
可数名词 Taunt is also a noun. 嘲笑; 羞辱
For years they suffered racist taunts.
多年来他们遭到了种族主义者的羞辱。
He took sadistic pleasure in taunting the boy.
嘲讽这孩子让他感到施虐的快感。
Even reproofs from authority, ought to be grave, and not taunting.
即使上官申斥，亦宜出之以严肃，而不应恶语伤人。
The mime keeps taunting the lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps going up.
哑剧演员一直嘲弄狮子，观众人数也大增，还有他的薪水也跟着上涨。
"They had been taunting him earlier before the assault took place, " Mr Surka continued.
Now Miracle Polish had come along, with its air of swagger and its taunting little whisper.
"After this, they were taunting me, calling my name out in the street, " she said.
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