单词 | to make mocks of |
释义 | > as lemmasto make mocks of P1. to make (a) mock of: to hold up to scorn or ridicule; to make into an object of derision. Also †to make mocks of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] > make ridiculous to make (a) mock ofc1475 ridiculize?1615 turn1673 ridicule1684 to make a hare of1830 farcify1834 guy1854 c1475 Gregory's Chron. in J. Gairdner Hist. Coll. Citizen London (1876) 178 (MED) For men provesyde be-fore that þat the vyntage of Gascon and Gyan shulde come ovyr Scheters Hylle, and men made but a mocke ther of. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Heb. vi. A Yf they fall awaye (and concernynge them selues crucifye the sonne of God afreszhe, and make a mocke off him) that they shulde [etc.]. 1589 J. Anger Her Protection for Women sig. B2v Of our true meaning they make mockes, rewarding our louing follies with disdainful floutes. 1655 in J. Stuart Sel. Rec. Kirk Aberdeen (1846) 136 He did mack ane moke of repentance by putting in of sneishen in his eyes to make them tear. 1698 Season. Admon. Gen. Assembly (1699) 11 Mr. John Hepburn standeth not to say, that some of them make a mock of serious Persons. a1809 H. Cowley Which is Man? (1812) iv. ii. 54 Then, my Lord you have only been making your Mock of me? 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) II. xviii. 265 My own shadow makes a mock of my fooleries! 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 7 Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap. 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders 21 I could never forgive her for making a mock of me. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf vi. 67 But you, who make a mock of human life, don't you place any value upon it whatsoever? 1935 L. Mann Human Drift xxxii. 211 The spirit of the people changed from fervid loyalty to despair. The men had a feeling they'd been made a mock of. 1991 W. Horwood Duncton Tales (1992) (BNC) 97 It was Deputy Master Snyde, patrolling, looking for something to complain about, or make mock of. < as lemmas |
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