flout

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  • n.
    嘲笑
    轻视
    愚弄
  • vt.
    嘲笑
    藐视
    愚弄
  • vi.
    对…表示轻蔑

单词词源

flout 藐视

词源不详。可能来自flute, 笛子,长笛。原指吹笛的人,引申词义藐视,瞧不起。可能是来自人们心目中艺术家的清冷,高傲。

双语例句

1. She was not a rebel out to flout authority or change the rules .
她不是个试图藐视权威或改变规则的叛逆者。
2. And too many countries , including the euro zone 's biggest members , were allowed to flout the rules with impunity .
太多的国家,包括欧元区最大的那些成员,曾被允许轻视规则而免于处罚。
3. In the wealthy north of the capital , tehran , many flout the regime 's favoured dreary , functional look .
在富裕的伊朗北部首都德黑兰,许多人嘲笑统治者的津津乐道的沉闷,机械的面貌。
4. Countries flout the rules as long as they do not perceive them as national imperatives .
只要各国不将这些规定视为国家重点,它们就会藐视这些规定。
5. The problem is the regulations do not specify punishments for businesses or individuals who flout them .
问题在于这些条例并不对这些藐视它们的企业和个人明确惩罚。

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