flout
美音:
[flaut
]英音:
[flaut
]vt.轻视,嘲笑,愚弄 vi.表示轻蔑 n.侮辱,嘲笑,愚弄,轻视
难易程度:
flout为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:floutingly 名词:flouter 动词过去式:flouted 过去分词:flouted 现在分词:flouting 第三人称单数:flouts
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flout
/flaʊt; flaut/
v [Tn] disobey (sb/sth) openly and scornfully 公然藐视(某人[某事物])
*flout the law,
(a) convention, the rules 藐视法律、传统、规则等
* flout sb's advice 轻视某人的劝告.
flout
v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from flout 'to play the flute' (14-16 centuries)]
to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing
Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.
deliberately/openly flout sth
The union had openly flouted the law.