Scoffing - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.

Примеры использования:

She belittled amy's riding skills whenever she could

verb

To make an action or a person seem unimportant

Примеры использования:

You gain nothing by belittling him and creating bad feelings.

verb

To make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important

Примеры использования:

Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts., stop belittling yourself…

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Примеры использования:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Примеры использования:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Примеры использования:

The horses shied and bolted

verb

Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

Примеры использования:

People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks

verb

To use fuel, energy, or time, esp. in large amounts

Примеры использования:

Weekend shopping chores consumed much of her time., they consume a lot of candy., fire had consumed…

verb

To use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities

Примеры использования:

It's a province of china which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year., this device will monitor how …

verb

Pull or knock down (a building).

Примеры использования:

The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre

verb

To completely destroy buildings or other structures

Примеры использования:

Most of the town was demolished by the tornado., they demolished the old school to build a new one.

verb

To completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else

Примеры использования:

A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.

verb

Express contempt for; ridicule.

Примеры использования:

The decision was derided by environmentalists

verb

To laugh at or show no respect for someone or something, because you think they are stupid or of no value

Примеры использования:

Deride someone/something as something he derided my singing as pathetic., this building, once derid…

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Примеры использования:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Примеры использования:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

To eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

Примеры использования:

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

Примеры использования:

She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

Примеры использования:

Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

Примеры использования:

Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

verb

Put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it.

Примеры использования:

He was eating a hot dog

noun

Light food or snacks.

Примеры использования:

These make great party eats

abbreviation

Tanzania (international vehicle registration).

verb

Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily.

Примеры использования:

He gobbled up the rest of his sandwich

verb

(of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in the throat.

Примеры использования:

Back in 1505, turkeys were still gobbling innocently around america.

verb

To eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise

Примеры использования:

[ m ] she gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back.

verb

Eat or drink (something) greedily.

Примеры использования:

He would guzzle his ale

verb

To drink or eat something eagerly or in large amounts

Примеры использования:

He sat in the shade, guzzling cold soda.

verb

To drink quickly, eagerly, and usually in large amounts

Примеры использования:

He guzzled his beer and ordered another.

idiom

To be unkind to someone and laugh at or cause others to laugh at the person

Примеры использования:

You’re always making fun of me!

idiom

To act as if something is not serious, esp. when it is serious

Примеры использования:

They've both had knee injuries, but the two friends make light of their weaknesses.

verb

Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

Примеры использования:

Opposition mps mocked the government's decision

adjective

Not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.

Примеры использования:

A mock-georgian red brick house

noun

Make a replica or imitation of something.

noun

Food.

Примеры использования:

Filling the freezer with all kinds of nosh

verb

Eat food enthusiastically or greedily.

Примеры использования:

You can nosh to your heart's content

phrasal verb

To put something into a bag or container, or to put something in the place where it is usually kept

Примеры использования:

Come on, children, it's time to pack away your toys., she's tiny but she can really pack away the b…

idiom

To make someone or something seem ridiculous by making jokes about the person or thing

Примеры использования:

Late night comedy shows often poke fun at politicians.

phrasal verb

Quickly finish or consume something.

Примеры использования:

They polished off most of the sausages

phrasal verb

To finish something quickly and easily

Примеры использования:

He polished off two burgers and a mountain of french fries.

verb

To express an opinion that an idea or suggestion is silly or not worth considering

Примеры использования:

Some seemingly reasonable people go on holiday and pooh-pooh the idea of wearing sunblock.

noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Примеры использования:

He is held up as an object of ridicule

verb

Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

Примеры использования:

His theory was ridiculed and dismissed

noun

Words or actions that make someone or something seem foolish or stupid

Примеры использования:

He was an unhappy figure of ridicule, not a figure of fun, among his colleagues., she was ridiculed…

noun

A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.

Примеры использования:

I do not wish to become the object of scorn

verb

Feel or express contempt or disdain for.

Примеры использования:

He tended to scorn technological advances he did not come up with himself

noun

A strong feeling that someone or something is of little or no worth and deserves no respect

Примеры использования:

These countries deserve our respect, not the scorn of a politician., a scornful laugh/look, he was …

noun

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.

Примеры использования:

Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes

verb

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Примеры использования:

Pupils began taunting her about her weight

verb

Harass with persistent criticism or carping

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Примеры использования:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

noun

A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.

Примеры использования:

Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing

verb

Mock or make fun of playfully

idiom

Eat quickly