scoffing

英 [ˈskɒfɪŋ]

美 [ˈskɑːfɪŋ]

v. 嘲笑; 讥讽; 贪婪地吃; 狼吞虎咽
scoff的现在分词

柯林斯词典

VERB 嘲笑;讥讽;嘲弄
If youscoff atsomething, you speak about it in a way that shows you think it is ridiculous or inadequate.
1. At first I scoffed at the notion...
  刚开始我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
2. You may scoff but I honestly feel I'm being cruel only to be kind...
  你可能不以为然，但我真的认为我狠下心来只是出于一片好意。
3. 'You'll have to do better than that,' Joanna scoffed.
  “你可得做得比那好，”乔安娜讥讽地说。
VERB 贪婪地吃;狼吞虎咽
If youscofffood, you eat it quickly and greedily.
1. The pancakes were so good that I scoffed the lot.
  那些薄饼太好吃了，我狼吞虎咽地都吃下去了。

noun