derision

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n.嘲笑；取笑；奚落
Web嘲弄；笑柄；嘲笑的

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scorn,disparagement,mockery,disdain,ridicule

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1.	嘲笑；取笑；奚落a strong feeling that sb/sth is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks

	Her speech was greeted with howls of derision. 她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。
	He became an object of universal derision. 他成了众人嘲弄的对象。