If you can't do any better, don't scoff! 너가 더 잘할 수 없다면 그만 비웃어줄래?
오늘은 '비웃다'라는 의미의 scoff를 익혀보도록 하겠습니다.
- to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly
- if you scoff at something, you speak about it in a way that shows you think it is rediculous or inadequate
- If you scoff food, you eat it quickly and greedily - 음식을 게걸스럽게 빨리 먹어치우는걸 의미하며 'scarf down'와 비슷한 의미로 보시면 되겠습니다.
- 주로 비웃음 대상앞에 전치사 at 을 사용해줍니다 (at + idea/person/plan etc)
- laugh at 도 비슷하죠
예문
- The critics scoffed at his paintings - 그 평론가들이 그 사람 그림을 비웃었어
- Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots - 수년전에는 많은 사람들이 로봇이 차를 만들거라는 생각을 비웃었을텐데 말이야
- It's easy to scoff when you haven't tried it yourself - 너가 아직 직접 시도해보지 않았다면 쉽게 비웃겠지(해보면 생각이 달라질걸?)
- Economic analysts scoff at claims that inflation is on the rise- Econimic analysts들은 인플레이션이 오르고 있다는 주장을 비웃었다
- They scoffed at my new hat, not reaslizing how stylish it was - 그들은 내 새 모자가 얼마나 스타일리쉬한건지도 모르면서 비웃었더라.
- He scoffed when she told him that she planned to become an actress
- Who scoffed all the grapes? - 누가 포도를 다 먹어 치웠지?
Synonym 유의어
laugh at someone/something : to show that you think someone or something is stupid
- The other kids laughed at his haircut
- If they laugh at what you think you can do, just stay that way
make fun of : to make unkind insulting remarks about someone or something / If you make fun of someone or something, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous
- You're always making fun of me!
- I'm not making fun of you. I admire what you did.
poke fun at : to make fun of someone in an unkind way
- Some of the kids where poking fun at Judy because of the way she was dressed
- Late night comedy shows often poke fun at politicians
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