"The children teased the new teacher"
"Don't ride me so hard over my failure"
"His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
taunt的用法和樣例:
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用作名詞 (n.)
His genial sufficiency was a taunt and a mockery to many. 他那麼和藹自滿的態度,許多人都認為是一種辱罵和嘲弄。
But in England if the palm faces inward it's a taunt, especially if executed with an up-ward jerk of the fingers. 可在英國,做該手勢時如果掌心向內,特別是還同時把手指往上伸的話,則表示對人的辱罵。
用作動詞 (v.)
He will taunt an opponent endlessly, even during battle, raising their ire until they make a fatal mistake - and then take advantage of them. 即使在戰鬥中,他也會無休止的嘲弄對手,激起他們的怒氣直到他們犯下致命錯誤,然後他就會取得優勢。
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My cousins responded with taunts of 'Cowardy cowardy custard'.
出自: P. Bailey
A bullying schoolmate..who taunted him with his 'fancy' manners.
出自: V. Brome
Verlaine was taunted and tormented until he could stand no more.