taunted 奚落
- Some girls taunted her because she was poor.
因为她穷,有些女孩子就嘲笑她. - Every evening, Janusz had listened as the Soviet soldier taunted him by describing his day's work.
每天晚上,Janusz在听苏联士兵在讲自己每天的工作时都会奚落他。 - Joe also taunted him about his "ugliness" and adolescent skin problems, sowing self-doubt that later manifested itself in cosmetic surgery fixation.
乔还揶揄迈克尔的“丑陋”和青少年时期的皮肤问题,随之而来的自我怀疑让他后来去做了整形。
Taunt \Taunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Taunting}.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to
tempt, to try, for tenter. See {Tempt}.]
To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to
upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.
When I had at my pleasure taunted her. --Shak.
Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
{Deride}.