mock
verb
adj
noun
mɒk verb
1 to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them [正式] 嘲笑，讥笑，嘲弄;〔模仿〕取笑; I,T | formal
Opposition MPs mocked the government’s decision.
反对党议员讥笑政府的决定。
‘Running away?’ he mocked.
“想逃跑？”他取笑道。
It’s easy for you to mock, but we put a lot of work into this play.
你讲风凉话是很轻松，但我们在这出戏中却是费了很大力气。
2 to make something seem completely useless [正式] 使显得无效 T | formal
Violent attacks like this mock the peace process.
像这样的暴力袭击事件是对和平进程的嘲讽。
Her tone was mocking.
她的语调带着嘲讽。
His lips twisted mockingly.
他嘲讽地噘着嘴。
3 to make a FULL-SIZE model of something so that it looks real 〔照原尺寸〕模仿，仿制
adj
4 not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance etc 模拟的; 仿制的
war games with mock battles
有模拟战斗的战争游戏
a mock interview
模拟面试
mock marble floors
仿大理石地面
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mock surprise/horror/indignation etc
surprise etc that you pretend to feel, especially as a joke 假装的吃惊/害怕/气愤等〔尤作为玩笑〕
She threw her hands up in mock horror.
她装出害怕的样子举起了双手。
noun
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mocks
school examinations taken as practice before official examinations [英] 模拟考试 plural 复数 | BrE
I’m revising for my mocks.
我在复习准备模拟考试 。
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make mock of sb
to mock someone [文] 嘲笑 （嘲弄 ）某人 literary