单词	scoff
释义	scoffscoff /skɒf $ skɒːf, skɑːf/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINscoff Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from a Scandinavian language Verb Table VERB TABLE scoff Simple Form Present I, you, we, they scoff he, she, it scoffs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they scoffed Present perfect I, you, we, they have scoffed he, she, it has scoffed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had scoffed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will scoff Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have scoffed Continuous Form Present I am scoffing he, she, it is scoffing you, we, they are scoffing Past I, he, she, it was scoffing you, we, they were scoffing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been scoffing he, she, it has been scoffing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been scoffing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be scoffing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been scoffing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I left three pies in the fridge and someone's scoffed the lot! EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But it seems we consoled ourselves by scoffing more chocs. In the morning they'd knocked the glass down and scoffed the lot. Initially this was scoffed at as farfetched conjecture, but gradually it has received grudging respect and empirical support. Many people scoffed at predictions that it would draw 12 million people a year by 1985. Now, as on other occasions, David had scoffed at her fears. Reenie Kelleher, a New York native, scoffed at it for the first five winters she spent in Cambridge. She used to scoff the whole plate when she came round. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto eat something very quickly► wolf down informal to eat food quickly and eagerly, especially because you are very hungry or are in a hurry: wolf down something: · I wolfed down my breakfast but still felt hungry.· They were already late so they wolfed down their lunch and caught the 2.30 train.wolf something down: · When the food finally came she wolfed it down immediately. ► bolt down British to eat something too quickly, especially because you are in a hurry: bolt down something: · He bolted down two hamburgers then washed them down with Coca-Cola.bolt something down: · Don't bolt your food down! Chew it up slowly. ► gobble up/down to eat something quickly and noisily, especially because you are taking a lot of food into your mouth: gobble something up/down: · Mike gobbled his lunch down then dashed off to meet his next client.gobble up/down something: · The cat leapt onto the kitchen counter and gobbled up the smoked salmon intended for dinner. ► scoff British informal /scarf American informal to eat something very quickly: · I left three pies in the fridge and someone's scoffed the lot!scarf up/down something: · I scarfed down breakfast in my car on the way to work.scarf something up/down: · Wow, you two really scarfed those cookies up. 1[intransitive, transitive] to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupidscoff at David scoffed at her fears. Officials scoffed at the idea. ‘You, a scientist!’ he scoffed.2[transitive] British English informal to eat something very quickly:  She scoffed the plate of biscuits.
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