derision

[US]/dɪ'rɪʒ(ə)n/
[UK]/dɪ'rɪʒn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 嘲笑;嘲笑的对象
Word Forms
复数derisions

Phrases & Collocations

met with derision

遭到嘲笑

treated with derision

受到嘲笑对待

Example Sentences

The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.

这项决议受到委员会成员们的嘲笑

telegraphed her derision with a smirk.

假笑流露出她的嘲笑

Americans speak with derision of those who are lazy.

美国人总是带着嘲笑的口气谈论那些懒惰的人。

my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

我讲的经历遭到嘲笑和怀疑。

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

嘘声:表示奚落或反对的刺耳或尖厉的叫声或哨声。

The Mock Turtle (Alice in Wonderland)","<>","The different branches of Arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.

","算术的不同分支--野心,困惑,丑化,嘲弄.

To express certain emotions, especially mirth, delight, or derision, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.

笑:为表达某种情感,尤指高兴、快乐或嘲笑而发的一阵自发的,通常是不清晰的声音,并常伴随着脸部和身体的运动

Real-world Examples

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

真正的领导人不会传播嘲笑和分歧。

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

To bait me with this foul derision?

向我开这种卑鄙的玩笑作弄我吗?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

They had left his spectacles on the crooked nose: He felt amused derision.

他们还在他弯曲的鼻子上戴着眼镜。

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

His voice held an edge of derision now.

这时他的话里带了一丝嘲弄。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

I would snort in derision and throw my arms in the air, exhausted by your constant tomfoolery.

我会嘲讽地哼一声 无奈地摊开双手 疲于应付你们这种经常的无聊之举。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Within the trade, of course, they have always heaped derision on inferior product

当然,同业间总会对劣质冰大加嘲讽。

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Now this televised trial has resulted in an explosion of hatred and derision directed at her.

现在,这场电视直播的审判导致了大量针对她的仇恨和嘲笑。

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

" It's all right, Director, " he said in a tone of faint derision, " I won't corrupt them."

“没有问题,主任,”总统口气略带嘲讽,“我不会把他们败坏了的。”

Source: Brave New World

You were allowed to write very much with a sense of humor and a certain amount of derision even.

你可以带着幽默感甚至是一定程度的嘲弄写很多东西。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Do not extract derision from my harmless words.

不要从我无害的话中提取嘲笑。

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther

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