Taunt

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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    辱罵;嘲笑;奚落[P1]

                      Being Black, he had to endure the taunts of his classmates.

                      因為是黑人,他不得不忍受他同學的奚落。

          2.    【古】被嘲笑的人



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    辱罵;嘲笑;奚落[(+with/+or)]

                      Some girls taunted her because she was poor.

                      因為她窮,有些女孩子就嘲笑她。

          2.    嘲弄;逗弄[(+into)]

                      They taunted him into taking the dare.

                      他們嘲弄得他接受挑戰。





Dictionary.com



–verb (used with object) 

1. to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock. 

2. to provoke by taunts; twit.  



–noun 

3. an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge. 

4. Obsolete. an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.  



—Synonyms 

1. censure, upbraid, flout, insult. 

2, 3. jeer. See ridicule. 

3. scoff, derision, insult, censure, ridicule.





　In Fellini'sLa Strada [1954], the simple minded Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) embodies the soul who is torn between the brutish circus strongman, Zampano (Anthony Quinn), and the clever, taunting Fool (Richard Basehart). However, while La Strada depicts the internal conflict through three distinctly separate characters, Tierra generates conflict internally within Ángel.





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