Что (кто) такое Scoff - определение
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I. v. a.
Mock, deride, jeer, scoff at.
II. v. n.
Mock, jeer, gibe, sneer, flout, deride, ridicule.
III. n.
1.
Sneer, gibe, jeer, taunt, flout, biting jest, mock.
2.
Derision, ridicule, mock, reproach.
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scoff1
¦ verb speak about something in a scornfully derisive way.
¦ noun an expression of scornful derision.
?archaic an object of ridicule.
Derivatives
scoffer noun
scoffing adjective
scoffingly adverb
Origin
ME: perh. of Scand. origin.
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scoff2
informal
¦ verb eat quickly and greedily.
¦ noun food.
Origin
C18: v. orig. a var. of Scots and dialect scaff;noun from Afrik. schoff, representing Du. schoft 'quarter of a day, meal'.
scoff
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v. (D; intr.) to scoff at
Примеры произношения для Scoff
1. They scoff at him.
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2. is no small amount to scoff at.
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3. DANNY FIELDS: I have to scoff at all those words.
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4. And the other cooks would scoff about it
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5. Some people scoff that if young women are
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Примеры употребления для Scoff
1. Some people will scoff at that number, but we‘ve done the math.
2. It‘s like a cancer." The mayor and other longtime residents scoff at these doomsday scenarios.
3. The town‘s elders scoff at his age and pedigree, with a wayward glance.
4. You can scoff at the Senate‘s action –– what good will it do?
5. Detractors may scoff that the hour –– a recap of George W.