remarks or behaviour intended to make someone or something seem silly by making fun of them in an unkind way 嘲笑;嘲弄;愚弄 The idea met with such ridicule that it was dropped. 这个想法遭到那么多嘲笑,因此被放弃了。
object of ridicule (=someone or something that people make fun of) 嘲弄的对象 : Her old-fashioned ideas risk making her an object of ridicule. 她过时的观念使她可能成为被嘲弄的对象。
hold someone/something up to ridicule (=make them look silly in public) 嘲笑某人/某物 : The government could be held up to ridicule if the project goes ahead unchanged. 如果这个项目仍旧没有改变的话,那么政府就会遭到嘲笑。
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