单词 | scoff |
释义 | scoff 1. v. & n. --vintr. (usu. foll. by at) speak derisively, esp. of serious subjects; mock; be scornful. --n   1. mocking words; a taunt.   2. an object of ridicule. Derivatives scoffer n. scoffingly adv. Etymology: perh. f. Scand.: cf. early mod. Da. skuf, skof jest, mockery 2. v. & n. colloq. --vtr. & intr. eat greedily. --n food; a meal. Etymology: (n.) f. Afrik. schoff repr. Du. schoft quarter of a day (hence, meal): (v.) orig. var. of dial. scaff, assoc. with the noun |
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