taunt

taunt
noun
  1. a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
    嘲弄;讽刺,奚落
verb
  1. [with obj.]provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks
    用辱骂的话挑衅
    pupils began taunting her about her weight.
    学生们开始嘲笑她的体重。
    ■reproach (someone) with something in a contemptuous way
    (以轻蔑的方式)责怪;奚落
    she had taunted him with going to another man.
    她和另外一个男人相好,以此表示对他不满。
派生
taunter
noun
tauntingly
adverb
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French tant pour tant 'like for like, tit for tat', from tant 'so much', from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus. An early use of the verb was 'exchange banter'
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