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mock

/ˈmɑːk/

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verb

mocks; mocked; mocking

[+ obj] to laugh at or make fun of (someone or something) especially by copying an action or a way of behaving or speaking

The boys mocked him for showing fear.

They mocked his cries for help. [=they imitated his cries for help in an exaggerated way that was meant to ridicule him]

Other children would mock her accent. [=would make fun of the way she spoke by copying it in an exaggerated way]

to criticize and laugh at (someone or something) for being bad, worthless, or unimportant

He mocks art only because he doesn't understand it.

They continue to mock the idea of a new government.

We are being mocked for our religious beliefs.

You can mock me as much as you like, but I'm going to do it anyway.

adjective

always used before a noun

not based on real or honest feelings

I'd love to go, he said with a mock [=feigned, fake] smile.

We stared at him in mock surprise.

mock anger

done or performed to look like the real thing

Two boys started a mock [=simulated] fight in the hallway.

Every summer, our history club performs mock battles to relive our country's greatest war.

a mock trial [=a fake legal trial used for education and practice]

a mock election

noun

plural mocks

[count] Brit :an exam that does not count and that is done to practice for a real exam :a mock exam - usually plural

He did so well on the mocks that I'm sure he'll pass the real ones.

* Các từ tương tự:
mock turtleneck, mockery, mockingbird, mock-up